Former Vice-president during the Pacheco administration Linneth Saborío won the election over her two rivals, lawmakers Muñoz and Masís.

[1] Former Vice President Linneth Saborío was elected with 60% of the votes, followed by deputy Pedro Muñoz with 21% and Erwen Masis with 19%.

[4] Former President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, who is still a PUSC member supported the idea of a PUSC-led coalition,[5] yet said proposal was denied by the party's Executive President, Randall Quirós Bustamante, allegedly due to lack of time.

[6] On February 7, 2021, the party's National Assembly voted 56-32 against Former President Rodriguez Echeverría's motion for an electoral coalition led by the Social Christian Unity Party and with the participation of "Social Christian, Conservative, Liberal, and Evangelical political groups.

As of April 2021, the following people had publicly expressed interest about potentially pursuing candidacy but retired from the race: