REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1 FEBRUARY 1998 ========================================================= Souce: Supreme Election Tribunal website Parties --------------------------------------------------------- * FD (Fuerza Democratica) Democratic Force * IN (Integracion Nacional) Nacional Integration * PD (Partido Democrata) Democratic Party * PLN (Partido Liberacion Nacional) National Liberation Party * PUSC (Partido de Unidad Socialcristiana) Christian- Social Unity Party * RC (Renovacion Costarricense) Costa Rican Renovation NATIONAL SUMMARY ========================================================= Enrolled voters: 2,045,980 Votes cast: 1,431,913 (70.0%) Blank votes: 6,897 (00.5%) Invalid votes: 36,318 (02.5%) --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 618,834 44.4 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 41,710 03.0 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 12,952 01.0 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 19,934 01.5 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 652,160 46.9 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 19,313 01.4 7 others 23,795 01.7 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,388,698 --------------------------------------------------------- VOTES BY DEPARTMENT ========================================================= ALAJUELA (363,238 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 117,600 45.7 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 8,062 03.1 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 2,361 00.9 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 2,466 00.9 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 120,682 46.9 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 3,126 01.2 7 others 3,220 01.2 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 257,517 --------------------------------------------------------- CARTAGO (231,970 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 80,109 47.7 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 5,306 03.1 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 1,669 01.0 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 2,307 01.4 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 74,501 44.3 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 1,362 00.8 7 others 2,723 01.6 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 167,977 --------------------------------------------------------- GUANACASTE (141,690 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 40,931 40.6 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 1,777 01.8 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 137 00.1 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 300 00.3 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 56,073 55.6 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 584 00.6 7 others 987 01.0 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,789 --------------------------------------------------------- HEREDIA (185,965 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 60,387 46.3 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 4,497 03.4 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 1,840 01.4 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 2,119 01.6 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 56,530 43.4 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 2,764 02.1 7 others 2,159 01.6 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 130,296 --------------------------------------------------------- LIMON (153,624 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 28,280 32.2 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 2,303 02.6 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 552 00.6 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 771 00.9 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 52,361 59.6 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 1,327 01.5 7 others 2,296 02.6 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,890 --------------------------------------------------------- PUNTARENAS (185,438 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 44,699 38.6 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 2,184 01.9 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 298 02.6 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 550 00.5 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 65,154 56.2 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 607 00.5 7 others 2,388 02.1 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 115,880 --------------------------------------------------------- SAN JOSE (784,055 voters) ========================================================= Candidate Party Vote % --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Miguel Corrales Bolano PLN 246,828 46.7 Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos FD 17,581 03.3 Alvaro Gonzalez Espinosa PD 6,095 01.1 Walter Munoz Cespedes IN 11,421 02.2 Miguel Angel RODRIGUEZ Echeverria PUSC 226,859 42.9 Sherman Thomas Jackson RC 9,543 01.8 7 others 10,022 01.9 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 528,349 ---------------------------------------------------------