2026 Costa Rican general election
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Presidential election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 69.08%  9.11pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 72.11% 11.46pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 2026. Voters went to elect a new president for a four-year term and all 57 members of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
Laura Fernández Delgado, the candidate of the ruling Sovereign People's Party (PPSO), won the presidential election with 48.30% of the votes, beating Álvaro Ramos Chaves of the National Liberation Party (PLN) and 18 other candidates in the first round.[2]
No runoff needed since Fernández won more than 40% of the vote. She is the second woman to be elected president of Costa Rica.[3]
Opinion polling
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| IDESPO[4] | 22 January 2026 | 805 | 1.7% | 5.2% | 39.9% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 38.8% | 0.7% |
| OPOL[5] | 21 January 2026 | 3075 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 43.2% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 10.4% | 29.8% | 0.3% |
| CIEP[6] | 21 January 2026 | 1006 | 4.0% | 5.0% | 40.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 32.0% | 0.3% |
| OPOL[7] | 14 January 2026 | 3070 | 4.2% | 3.1% | 42.5% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 9.2% | 29.0% | 2.8% |
| OPOL[8] | 7 January 2026 | 3008 | 3.3% | 2.7% | 40.3% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 34.5% | 0.5% |
| CID Gallup[9] | 6 January 2026 | 1200 | 5.9% | 3.6% | 40.7% | 9.0% | 4.3% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 14.4% |
| OPOL[10] | 23 December 2025 | 3241 | 3.0% | 2.6% | 39.4% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 33.8% | 2.9% |
| Demoscopía[11] | 15 December 2025 | 1200 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 27.4% | 11.3% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 41.7% | - |
| OPOL[12] | 10 December 2025 | 2965 | 3.8% | 2.4% | 38.0% | 6.1% | 3.6% | 11.2% | 32.7% | 2.2% |
| Idespo[13] | 8 December 2025 | 805 | 1.5% | 5.2% | 32.8% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 45.5% | 1.8% |
| CIEP[14] | 3 December 2025 | 1759 | 1.0% | 4.0% | 30.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 45.0% | 2.6% |
| OPOL[15] | 26 November 2025 | 3040 | 3.7% | 2.8% | 37.7% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 10.5% | 34.1% | 0.9% |
| Demoscopía[16] | 17 November 2025 | 1200 | 5.0% | 3.0% | 21.4% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 10.5% | 19.4% | 27.7% |
| OPOL[17] | 12 November 2025 | 3072 | 4.0% | 1.3% | 37.8% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 8.4% | 37.9% | 1.0% |
| IDESPO[18] | 6 November 2025 | 832 | 0.6% | 2.3% | 28.1% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 54.0% | 2.0% |
| OPOL[19] | 29 October 2025 | 2951 | 4.8% | 2.9% | 31.2% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 9.2% | 39.0% | 1.8% |
| CIEP[20] | 22 October 2025 | 1333 | 0.6% | 3.0% | 25.0% | 7.0% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 55.0% | 2.5% |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Laura Fernández Será la Nueva Presidenta de Costa Rica Tras Ganar Elecciones" [Laura Fernández Will Be the New President of Costa Rica After Winning Elections]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Rivera, Marcella; Quirós Zúñiga, Fabricio; Parada, Abigail; García, Jessica; Urías, Thania; Urquilla, Katlen (1 February 2026). "Elecciones en Costa Rica: Líderes internacionales felicitan a Laura Fernández por su elección como presidenta" [Elections in Costa Rica: International leaders congratulate Laura Fernández on her election as president]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ García, Jessica (2 February 2026). "Laura Fernández, la presidenta electa de Costa Rica que promete mano dura contra el crimen organizado" [Laura Fernández, Costa Rica's president-elect, promises a tough stance on organised crime]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública". repositorio.una.ac.cr. 22 January 2026.
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (21 January 2026). "Encuesta OPOL: Laura Fernández a las puertas de victoria histórica". Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública". Center for Political Research and Studies. 21 January 2026. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (14 January 2026). "Encuesta: Laura Fernández sigue subiendo mientras rivales se estancan". Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (7 January 2026). "Encuesta: Laura Fernández duplica en apoyo a todos sus rivales juntos". Archived from the original on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Romero, Fernanda (6 January 2026). "Laura Fernández lidera intención de voto con 41% en última encuesta de Cid Gallup". Archived from the original on 12 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (23 December 2025). "Encuesta: Laura Fernández termina el año con arrolladora ventaja que la pone a ganar en primera ronda". Archived from the original on 25 December 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Arrieta, Esteban (15 December 2025). "Lucha por entrar al desempate electoral "es a muerte", según Demoscopía".
- ↑ OPOL (10 December 2025). "Encuesta: Laura Fernández se perfila a ganar en primera ronda sin rivales cerca". Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública". Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. 8 December 2025. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública". Center for Political Research and Studies. 3 December 2025.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (2025-11-26). "Encuesta: Laura Fernández mantiene un fuerte apoyo a dos meses de las elecciones". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ↑ Quirós, Bharley (2025-11-17). "Nueva encuesta reafirma primer lugar de Fernández, pero perfila el balotaje". Diario Extra (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (2025-11-12). "Encuesta: Laura Fernández tiene más apoyo que todos sus rivales juntos". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Informe de la encuesta "Percepción sobre la coyuntura política y el proceso electoral nacional, 2026". Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ Angulo, Yamileth (2025-10-30). "Laura Fernández aumenta ventaja a tres meses de las elecciones". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ↑ "Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta CIEP UCR Octubre 2025". Center for Political Research and Studies. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
