1962 Finnish presidential election

1962 Finnish presidential election

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Candidate Urho Kekkonen Paavo Aitio Rafael Paasio Party Agrarian SKDL SDP Electoral vote 199 62 37 Popular vote 1,394,886 451,750 289,366

President before election Urho Kekkonen Agrarian Elected President Urho Kekkonen Agrarian

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Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1962. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college.^[1] They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Urho Kekkonen, who won on the first ballot.^[2] The turnout for the popular vote was 81.5%.^[3]