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  Costa Rica President
RACE DETAILS
Parents > Costa Rica > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 05, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 05, 2006 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2006 - 12:00pm
Term End May 08, 2010 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedThomas Walker August 16, 2006 10:58am
Data Sources[Link] [Link] [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyChristian Social Unity Won04/07/2002
NameAbel Pacheco de la Espriella Votes776,278 (57.95%)
Term05/08/2002 - 05/00/2006 Margin213,076 (+15.91%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNational Liberation Won02/07/2010
NameLaura Chinchilla Votes863,803 (46.78%)
Term05/08/2010 - 05/08/2014 Margin399,349 (+21.63%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/02/2005 02/05/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Óscar Arias ------5
Leaning Call: Óscar Arias (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Óscar Arias (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/02/2005 02/10/2005

CANDIDATES
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Name Nobel Laureate Óscar Arias Ottón Solís Otto Guevara Ricardo Toledo Antonio Álvarez Jose Manuel Echandi Meza Juan Jose Vargas Fallas
PartyNational Liberation Citizens' Action Libertarian Movement Christian Social Unity Union for Change National Union Homeland First
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Uncertified Votes 664,551 (40.92%) 646,382 (39.80%) 137,710 (8.48%) 57,655 (3.55%) 39,557 (2.44%) 26,593 (1.64%) 17,594 (1.08%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -18,169 (-1.12%) -526,841 (-32.44%) -606,896 (-37.37%) -624,994 (-38.49%) -637,958 (-39.28%) -646,957 (-39.84%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/0001 00/00/0001 00/00/0001 -- -- -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.00%-- 15.00%-- 8.00%-- 29.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
02/02/05-02/10/05		 45.00% -- 15.00% -- 8.00% -- 29.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MFL The Oncoming Storm
Laf-W Craverguy
R Moving to Miami
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Bolívar Serrano Hidalgo Walter Muñoz Céspedes Humberto Vargas Carbonell Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos Álvaro Montero Mejía Antonio Álvarez Desanti Humberto Arce Salas
PartyCosta Rican Renewal National Integration Popular Vanguard Democratic Force National Rescue Union for Change Patriotic Union
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Uncertified Votes 15,539 (0.96%) 5,136 (0.32%) 3,670 (0.23%) 3,020 (0.19%) 2,430 (0.15%) 2,291 (0.14%) 1,864 (0.12%)
Margin-649,012 (-39.96%) -659,415 (-40.60%) -660,881 (-40.69%) -661,531 (-40.73%) -662,121 (-40.77%) -662,260 (-40.78%) -662,687 (-40.81%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
02/02/05-02/10/05		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements


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