1986 Colombian presidential election|
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 Winner by department |
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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 58.36% of the vote.
Electoral system
The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting and were the first in which the electoral commission counted blank votes as valid votes.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Virgilio Barco Vargas | Colombian Liberal Party | 4,214,510 | 58.36 |
| Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | Conservative Party–National Participation Movement | 2,588,050 | 35.84 |
| Jaime Pardo Leal | Patriotic Union | 328,752 | 4.55 |
| Regina Betancur de Liska | Metapolitical Unitary Movement | 46,811 | 0.65 |
| Juan David Pérez Gaviria | Humanist Party | 229 | 0.00 |
| Write-ins | 1,261 | 0.02 |
| Blank votes | 42,205 | 0.58 |
| Total | 7,221,818 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 7,221,818 | 99.89 |
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| Invalid votes | 8,119 | 0.11 |
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| Total votes | 7,229,937 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 15,839,754 | 45.64 |
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| Source: Nohlen |
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