1837 Costa Rican Head of State election 1837 Costa Rican Head of State election ← 1835 5 February–9 April 1837 1844 → Nominee Manuel Aguilar Chacón Braulio Carrillo Colina Electoral vote 22 17 Percentage 53.66% 41.46% Head of State before election Joaquín Mora Fernández Elected Head of State Manuel Aguilar Chacón Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica in 1837. Manuel Aguilar Chacón was elected over Braulio Carrillo Colina using the model of indirect suffrage prescribed by the Fundamental Law of the State of Costa Rica. General election among all citizens authorized to vote was held, using public vote, electing a group of electors proportional to the population of the province they represented who then elected the president directly.[1] However, Aguilar would not end his term when he resigned for health reasons. Carrillo became a dictator until the invasion of Francisco Morazán and his resignation as part of the agreements of the Jocote Pact.[1] ResultsCandidateVotes%Manuel Aguilar Chacón2253.66Braulio Carrillo Colina1741.46Toribio Argüello24.88Total41100.00Source: TSEReferences ^ a b "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017. Elections and referendums in Costa RicaPresidential elections 1825 1829 1833 1835 1837 1844 1847 1849 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1869 1872 1876 1882 1886 1889 1894 1897 1902 1906 1910 1913 1917 1919 1923 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Parliamentary elections 1849 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1869 1872 1876 1882 1886 1889 1894 1897 1902 1906 1910 1913 1915 1917 1919 (Mar) 1919 (Dec) 1921 1923 1925 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 (Feb) 1948 (Dec) 1949 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Local elections 2002 2006 2010 2016 2020 2024 Referendums 1870 2007 See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America
