Colombian presidential election, 1986

Colombian presidential election, 1986
25 May 1986

 
Nominee Virgilio Barco Vargas Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
Party Liberal Conservative
Home state Norte de Santander Bogotá
Popular vote 4,214,510 2,588,050
Percentage 58.7% 36.0%
Winner by department
President before election

Belisario Betancur
Conservative

 Elected President

Virgilio Barco Vargas
Liberal

Colombia
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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 25 May 1986.[1] The result was a victory for Virgilio Barco Vargas of the Liberal Party, who received 58.7% of the vote.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Virgilio Barco VargasLiberal Party4,214,51058.7
Álvaro Gómez HurtadoConservative Party–National Participation Movement2,588,05036.0
Jaime Pardo LealPatriotic Union328,7524.6
Regina Betancur de LiskaMetapolitical Unitary Movement46,8110.7
Juan David Pérez GaviriaHumanist Party2290.0
Others1,2610.0
Invalid/blank votes50,324–
Total7,229,937100
Registered voters/turnout15,839,75445.6
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p354
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