2008 Dominican Republic presidential election

2008 Dominican Republic presidential election

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Turnout	71.36% ( 1.48pp)
Nominee Leonel Fernández Miguel Vargas Party PLD PRD Popular vote 2,199,734 1,654,066 Percentage 53.83% 40.48%
Results by province
President before election Leonel Fernández PLD Elected President Leonel Fernández PLD

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Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. The result was a victory for incumbent President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Liberation Party.^[1]