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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.
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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.
The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting and were the first in which the electoral commission counted blank votes as valid votes. [2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgilio Barco Vargas | Colombian Liberal Party | 4,214,510 | 58.36 | |
| Álvaro Gómez Hurtado | Conservative Party–National Participation Movement | 2,588,050 | 35.84 | |
| Jaime Pardo Leal | Patriotic Union | 328,752 | 4.55 | |
| Regina Betancur de Liska | Metapolitical Unitary Movement | 46,811 | 0.65 | |
| Juan David Pérez Gaviria | Humanist Party | 229 | 0.00 | |
| Write-ins | 1,261 | 0.02 | ||
| Blank votes | 42,205 | 0.58 | ||
| Total | 7,221,818 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,221,818 | 99.89 | ||
| Invalid votes | 8,119 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 7,229,937 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,839,754 | 45.64 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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