1983 Venezuelan general election

1983 Venezuelan general election

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Presidential election
Turnout87.75%
 
Nominee Jaime Lusinchi Rafael Caldera
Party Democratic Action Copei
Popular vote 3,773,731 2,298,176
Percentage 56.72% 34.54%

Results by region

President before election

Luis Herrera Campins
Copei

Elected President

Jaime Lusinchi
Democratic Action

General elections were held in Venezuela on 4 December 1983.[1] The presidential elections were won by Jaime Lusinchi of Democratic Action, who received 56.7% of the vote,[2] whilst his party won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ "Elecciones Presidenciales, Cuadro Comparativo 1958-2000" (PDF). National Electoral Council. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2018.