1976 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

1976 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

← 1970 16 September 1976 1981 →
Registered	9,564,482
Turnout	95.75%
Nominee Anwar Sadat Party ASU Popular vote 9,145,683 Percentage 99.94%
President before election Anwar Sadat ASU Elected President Anwar Sadat ASU

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Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 16 September 1976.^[1] The elections took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Anwar El Sadat, who ran unopposed. He received 99.9% of the vote, with a turnout of 95.7%.