1982 Dominican Republic general election

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982.[1] Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 71.6%.[2]

1982 Dominican Republic presidential election

16 May 1982 (1982-05-16)
 
Nominee Salvador Jorge Blanco Joaquín Balaguer Juan Bosch
Party PRD PR PLD
Popular vote 854,868 706,951 179,849
Percentage 46.7% 38.6% 9.8%

President before election

Antonio Guzmán
PRD

Elected President

Salvador Jorge Blanco
PRD

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Salvador Jorge BlancoDominican Revolutionary Party854,86846.7
Joaquín BalaguerReformist Party706,95138.6
Juan BoschDominican Liberation Party179,8499.8
Elías Wessin y WessinQuisqueyano Democratic Party35,3551.9
Narciso Isa CondeDominican Communist Party18,5811.0
Rafael TaverasAnti-Imperialist Patriotic Union15,2500.8
José Rafael AbinaderSocial Democratic Alliance (Dominican Republic)9,2080.5
Two other candidates10,7680.6
Invalid/blank votes56,0393.0
Total1,886,769100
Source: Nohlen
Results of the Dominican Republic presidential election, May 16th, 1982, by province (candidate in first position)

Congress

ro Party Votes % House Senate
Seats +/- Seats +/-
Dominican Revolutionary Party825,00545.762+1417+6
Reformist Party656,90436.450+710-6
Dominican Liberation Party174,4649.77+100
Quisqueyano Democratic Party35,1851.90000
National Civic Veterans Party28,3541.60New0New
Constitutional Action Party18,3601.61New0New
UPA12,9790.70New0New
Dominican Communist Party12,1010.70000
Social Democratic Alliance8,5780.50000
Socialist Bloc7,9170.40New0New
National Civic Union7,8960.40000
Movement for Socialism7,1930.40New0New
Movement of Democratic Integration6,8860.40000
National Action Party3,5220.20New0New
Other parties1,4830.10-0-
Invalid/blank votes56,0393.0----
Total1,862,866100120+29270
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p248
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