1986 Colombian presidential election

1986 Colombian presidential election

← 1982 25 May 1986 1990 →
 
Nominee Virgilio Barco Vargas Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote 4,214,510 2,588,050
Percentage 58.36% 35.84%

Winner by department

President before election

Belisario Betancur
Conservative

Elected President

Virgilio Barco Vargas
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 25 May 1986.[1] The result was a victory for Virgilio Barco Vargas of the Liberal Party, who received 58.36% of the vote.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3