Colombian presidential election, 2002

Colombian presidential election, 2002
Colombia
26 May 2002

 
Nominee Álvaro Uribe Horacio Serpa
Party Colombia First Liberal Party
Popular vote 5,862,655 3,514,779
Percentage 54.0% 32.4%

President before election

Andrés Pastrana Arango
Conservative Party

Elected President

Álvaro Uribe
Colombia First

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 26 May 2002.[1] The result was a victory for Álvaro Uribe of Colombia First, who received 54% of the vote.[2] Uribe took office on 7 August.[3]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Álvaro UribeColombia First5,862,65554.0
Horacio SerpaLiberal Party3,514,77932.4
Luis Eduardo GarzónIndependent Democratic Pole680,245 6.3
Noemí SanínYes Colombia641,8845.9
Íngrid BetancourtOxygen Green Party53,9220.5
Harold Bedoya PizarroForce Colombia52,7100.5
Francisco TovarCivic Defence Movement16,3960.2
Augusto Guillermo Lora19th of April Movement12,7240.1
Álvaro CristanchoCommunity Participation10,1170.1
Guillermo Antonio CardonaMPCCC8,4640.1
Rodolfo RinconCommunity Participation6,5880.1
Invalid/blank votes394,205
Total11,249,734100
Registered voters/turnout24,208,31146.5
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p306 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p358
  3. Nohlen, p360