1986 Togolese presidential election

1986 Togolese presidential election

21 December 1986 (1986-12-21)

Nominee Gnassingbé Eyadéma Party RPT Popular vote 1,737,771 Percentage 100%

President before election Gnassingbé Eyadéma RPT Elected President Gnassingbé Eyadéma RPT

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 21 December 1986. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Rally of the Togolese People as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, was the only candidate and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 99%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gnassingbé Eyadéma	Rally of the Togolese People	1,737,771	100.00
Total			1,737,771	100.00
Valid votes			1,737,771	99.95
Invalid/blank votes			840	0.05
Total votes			1,738,611	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,757,426	98.93
Source: Nohlen et al.