1978 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 4 June 1978.[1] The result was a victory for Julio César Turbay Ayala of the Liberal Party, who received 49.5% of the vote.[2]

Colombian presidential election, 1978

4 June 1978
 
Nominee Julio César Turbay Ayala Belisario Betancur
Party Liberal Conservative
Home state Bogotá Antioquia
Popular vote 2,503,681 2,356,620
Percentage 49.5% 46.6%

Winner by department

President before election

Alfonso López Michelsen
Liberal

Elected President

Julio César Turbay Ayala
Liberal

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Julio César Turbay AyalaLiberal Party2,503,68149.5
Belisario BetancurConservative PartyNational Movement2,356,62046.6
Julio César PerníaNational Opposition Union97,2341.9
Alvaro Valencia TovarNational Renovation Movement65,9611.3
Jaime Piedrahita CardonaPeople's Unity Front27,0590.5
Luz del Socorro RamírezLabour and Socialist Union6,6430.1
Victor Julio Gómez HoyosNational Civic Action Movement5870.0
Regina Betancur de LiskaMetapolitical Unitary Movement1260.0
Jesús Arena FajardoLabour Party140.0
Invalid/blank votes17,794
Total5,075,719100
Registered voters/turnout12,580,85140.3
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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