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General elections are due to be held in Costa Rica on 1 February 2026.[1][2] If no candidate for president receives a 40% plurality of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election will be held on 5 April.
There are 20 candidates for president.[3][4]
The president of Costa Rica is elected using a modified two-round system in which a candidate must receive at least 40% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate wins in the first round, a runoff is held between the two candidates with most votes.[5]
The 57 members of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica are elected using closed list proportional representation through the largest remainder method from seven multi-member constituencies with between four and 19 seats, which are based on the seven provinces.[6]
According to the Public Opinion Studies Report from the Center for Political Research and Studies (CIEP) at the University of Costa Rica in December 2025, 55% of voters were still undecided, and 75% declared they did not sympathize with any political party.[7]
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| IDESPO[8] | 22 January, 2026 | 805 | 1.7% | 5.2% | 39.9% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 38.8% | 0.7% |
| OPOL[9] | 21 January, 2026 | 3075 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 43.2% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 10.4% | 29.8% | 0.3% |
| CIEP[10] | 21 January, 2026 | 1006 | 4.0% | 5.0% | 40.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 32.0% | 0.3% |
| OPOL[11] | 14 January, 2026 | 3070 | 4.2% | 3.1% | 42.5% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 9.2% | 29.0% | 2.8% |
| OPOL[12] | 7 January, 2026 | 3008 | 3.3% | 2.7% | 40.3% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 34.5% | 0.5% |
| CID Gallup[13] | 6 January, 2026 | 1200 | 5.9% | 3.6% | 40.7% | 9.0% | 4.3% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 14.4% |
| OPOL[14] | 23 December, 2025 | 3241 | 3.0% | 2.6% | 39.4% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 33.8% | 2.9% |
| DemoscopÃa[15] | 15 December, 2025 | 1200 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 27.4% | 11.3% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 41.7% | – |
| OPOL[16] | 10 December, 2025 | 2965 | 3.8% | 2.4% | 38.0% | 6.1% | 3.6% | 11.2% | 32.7% | 2.2% |
| Idespo[17] | 8 December, 2025 | 805 | 1.5% | 5.2% | 32.8% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 45.5% | 1.8% |
| CIEP[18] | 3 December, 2025 | 1759 | 1.0% | 4.0% | 30.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 45.0% | 2.6% |
| OPOL [19] | 26 November, 2025 | 3040 | 3.7% | 2.8% | 37.7% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 10.5% | 34.1% | 0.9% |
| DemoscopÃa [20] | 17 November 2025 | 1200 | 5.0% | 3.0% | 21.4% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 10.5% | 19.4% | 27.7% |
| OPOL [21] | 12 November, 2025 | 3072 | 4.0% | 1.3% | 37.8% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 8.4% | 37.9% | 1.0% |
| IDESPO[22] | 6 November, 2025 | 832 | 0.6% | 2.3% | 28.1% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 54.0% | 2.0% |
| OPOL[23] | 29 October, 2025 | 2951 | 4.8% | 2.9% | 31.2% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 9.2% | 39.0% | 1.8% |
| CIEP[24] | 22 October, 2025 | 1333 | 0.6% | 3.0% | 25.0% | 7.0% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 55.0% | 2.5% |
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| CIEP[10] | 21 January, 2026 | 1006 | 1.0%
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0.6%
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1.0%
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0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.1%
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1.5%
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0.6%
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29.0%
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2.0%
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9.0%
10 |
7.0%
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0.0%
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0.1%
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0.4%
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46.0% | 1.1% |
| IDESPO[17] | 8 December, de 2025 | 805 | 0.2%
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2.3%
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1.6%
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0.1%
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0.2%
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0.1%
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1.8%
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0.9%
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29.5%
30 |
2.8%
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10.8%
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6.1%
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0.0%
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0.7%
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41.1% | 1.8% |
| CIEP[24] | 22 October, 2025 | 1333 | 0.1%
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2.0%
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0.2%
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0.3%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.3%
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1.2%
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0.5%
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14.0%
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2.0%
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8.0%
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6.0%
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0.1%
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2.1%
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60.0% | 3.0% |
| CIEP[28] | 10 September, 2025 | 1003 | 0.1%
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5.0%
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0.5%
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0.0%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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1.0%
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1.0%
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7.0%
13 |
2.0%
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5.0%
10 |
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0.5%
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0.5%
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70.0% | – |
Presidential candidates
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The following table shows the candidates nominated by the eligible parties:
- ^ Mora, Carlos (28 November 2024). “TSE fija cronograma para elecciones nacionales de 2026”. CR Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ “Costa Rica 2026 Elections Kick Off: 20 Candidates Vie for Presidency”. The Tico Times. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ “Elecciones Costa Rica 2026: los planes de gobierno y el perfil de los candidatos a la presidencia y diputados”. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ “Costa Rica 2026 Elections Kick Off: 20 Candidates Vie for Presidency”. Tico Times. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ Costa Rica IFES
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ Mazariegos, Miranda (12 December 2025). “Costa Rica: Meet the Candidates 2026”. Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 18 January 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”.
- ^ a b “Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública”. Center for Political Research and Studies. 21 January 2026.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (14 January 2026). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández sigue subiendo mientras rivales se estancan”.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (7 January 2026). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández duplica en apoyo a todos sus rivales juntos”.
- ^ Romero, Fernanda (6 January 2026). “Laura Fernández lidera intención de voto con 41% en última encuesta de Cid Gallup”.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (23 December 2025). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández termina el año con arrolladora ventaja que la pone a ganar en primera ronda”.
- ^ Arrieta, Esteban (15 December 2025). “Lucha por entrar al desempate electoral “es a muerte”, según DemoscopÃa”.
- ^ OPOL (10 December 2025). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández se perfila a ganar en primera ronda sin rivales cerca”.
- ^ a b “Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública”. Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. 8 December 2025.
- ^ “Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública”. Center for Political Research and Studies. 3 December 2025.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (26 November 2025). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández mantiene un fuerte apoyo a dos meses de las elecciones”. El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Quirós, Bharley (17 November 2025). “Nueva encuesta reafirma primer lugar de Fernández, pero perfila el balotaje”. Diario Extra (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (12 November 2025). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández tiene más apoyo que todos sus rivales juntos”. El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ “Informe de la encuesta “Percepción sobre la coyuntura polÃtica y el proceso electoral nacional, 2026”. Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (30 October 2025). “Laura Fernández aumenta ventaja a tres meses de las elecciones”. El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ a b “Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta CIEP UCR Octubre 2025”. Center for Political Research and Studies.
- ^ “Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública”. Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. 22 January 2026.
- ^ “Aún sin favorito claro para 2026, Laura Fernández encabeza intención de voto, según encuesta”. ameliarueda.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (14 January 2026). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández sigue subiendo mientras rivales se estancan”.
- ^ a b “Informe de Resultados de La Encuesta de Opinión Pública”. Center for Political Research and Studies.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (7 January 2026). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández duplica en apoyo a todos sus rivales juntos”.
- ^ Romero, Fernanda (6 January 2026). “Laura Fernández lidera intención de voto con 41% en última encuesta de Cid Gallup”.
- ^ Angulo, Yamileth (23 December 2025). “Encuesta: Laura Fernández termina el año con arrolladora ventaja que la pone a ganar en primera ronda”.
- ^ Arrieta, Esteban (15 December 2025). “Lucha por entrar al desempate electoral “es a muerte”, según DemoscopÃa”.
