1978 Venezuelan general election

1978 Venezuelan general election
	Presidential election
Turnout	87.56%
President before election; Carlos Andrés Pérez; Democratic Action	Elected President ; Luis Herrera Campins; Copei

General elections were held in Venezuela on 3 December 1978.^[1] The presidential elections were won by Luis Herrera Campins of Copei, who received 47% of the vote.^[2] Although Copei received more votes, Democratic Action won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies, whilst the two parties won 21 seats each in the Senate. Voter turnout was 88%.^[3]

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, p581
^ Nohlen, p556

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

[2] Nohlen, p581

[3] Nohlen, p556

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