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as with other

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. Syndics and District Councilmen were also elected for each of the

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's districts. The winner was then the Municipal Executive of San José (until then appointed by the City Council of San José)

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of the National Liberation Party with 36% of the votes. Other candidates were Fernando Zumbado of San José Alliance, Luis Marino Castillo of the

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and Benjamín Odio of the Citizen Action Party.

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