title: 1835 Costa Rican Head of State election
text: # 1835 Costa Rican Head of State election
  
  Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica between 1 and 9 April 1835. Braulio Carrillo Colina won using the model of indirect suffrage.
  
  ## Electoral system
  
  At that time the Constitution established a system in which male Costa Ricans voted publicly to elect their electoral delegates who, in proportion to the population of the area they represented, then elected the Head of State. San Jose chose 11, Cartago 8, Heredia 8, Alajuela 5, Bagaces 1, Escazú 3, Ujarrás 2, Térraba 1 and Nicoya 3.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Braulio Carrillo Colina | 16 | 42.11 |
  | Juan José Lara | 11 | 28.95 |
  | Manuel Aguilar Chacón | 6 | 15.79 |
  | Joaquín Iglesias | 3 | 7.89 |
  | Manuel Fernández Chacón [es] | 1 | 2.63 |
  | Agustín Gutiérrez y Lizaurzábal [es] | 1 | 2.63 |
  | Total | 38 | 100.00 |
  | Source: TSE |||
  