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1978 Colombian presidential election

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1978 Colombian presidential election

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Nominee Julio César Turbay Belisario Betancur
Party Liberal Conservative
Home state Bogotá Antioquia
Popular vote 2,503,681 2,356,620
Percentage 49.50% 46.59%

Winner by department

President before election

Alfonso López Michelsen
Liberal

Elected President

Julio César Turbay Ayala
Liberal

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 50% of the vote.[2]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Julio César Turbay AyalaColombian Liberal Party2,503,68149.50
Belisario BetancurColombian Conservative PartyNational Movement2,356,62046.59
Julio César Pernía [es]National Opposition Union [es]97,2341.92
Álvaro Valencia Tovar [es]National Renovation Movement65,9611.30
Jaime Piedrahíta Cardona [es]People's Unity Front27,0590.53
Luz del Socorro RamírezLabour and Socialist Union6,6430.13
Victor Julio Gómez HoyosNational Civic Action Movement5870.01
Regina Betancur de LiskaReginista Unitary Movement1260.00
Jesús Arena FajardoLabour Movement140.00
Total5,057,925100.00
Valid votes5,057,92599.65
Invalid/blank votes17,7940.35
Total votes5,075,719100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,580,85140.34
Source: Nohlen

References

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