1986 Colombian presidential election

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]

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

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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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