Icelandic presidential election, 1988

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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1988.[1] The result was a victory for the incumbent president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 94.6% of the vote.[2] The election marked the first time a sitting president was challenged in an election.[3]

Results

Candidate Votes %
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir117,29294.6
Sigrún Þorsteinsdóttir6,7125.4
Invalid/blank votes2,531
Total126,535100
Registered voters/turnout173,82972.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p980
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p981


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