[1] In accordance with Article 132 of the constitution, incumbent President Laura Chinchilla Miranda was ineligible to run for a second consecutive term.

[3][4] Villalta's strong showing in the polls caused concern among Araya supporters and business leaders in Costa Rica.

Recent polls had indicated that he was trailing badly behind Solís and he believed that spending money on campaigning was not prudent.

Johnny Araya (PLN) Otto Guevara (ML) Rodolfo Piza (R. Hernández before October 2013) (PUSC) L.G.

Villalta (FA) Others The results of the first-round final count were declared on 17 February 2014,[25] with the results of the second-round eighth count being declared on 7 April 2014:[26] First round Second round Although Solís' PAC received the most votes in the presidential elections,[27] the party did not won in the parliamentary voting making PLN the largest party in the Assembly with 18 deputies over PAC's 13.

[30] The opposite happened to Otto Guevara’s right-wing Libertarian Movement,[29] fourth in presidential votes,[30] which stood fifth in legislative elections, and as a result, the number of its deputies was reduced from 9 to 4.