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2008 Dominican Republic presidential election

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2008 Dominican Republic presidential election

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Turnout71.36% (Decrease 1.48pp)
 
Nominee Leonel Fernández Miguel Vargas
Party PLD PRD
Popular vote 2,199,734 1,654,066
Percentage 53.83% 40.48%

Results by province

President before election

Leonel Fernández
PLD

Elected President

Leonel Fernández
PLD

Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. The result was a victory for incumbent President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Liberation Party.[1]

Opinion polls

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Pollster Date Sample Fernández Vargas Aristy Estrella
Noxa-Cies 21–26 April 2008 1,600 54% 36% 9% 1%
Noxa-Cies March 2008 54% 30% 8% 1%
Noxa-Cies February 2008 45% 31% 13% 2%
Noxa-Cies 20–25 October 2007 1,600 42% 30% 17%

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Leonel FernándezDominican Liberation Party2,199,73453.83
Miguel VargasDominican Revolutionary Party1,654,06640.48
Amable AristySocial Christian Reformist Party187,6454.59
Eduardo EstrellaRevolutionary Social Democratic Party19,3090.47
Guillermo Moreno GarcíaMovement for Independence, Unity and Change18,1360.44
Pedro de Jesús CandelierPopular Alliance Party6,1180.15
Trajano SantanaIndependent Revolutionary Party1,5330.04
Total4,086,541100.00
Valid votes4,086,54199.34
Invalid/blank votes27,1030.66
Total votes4,113,644100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,764,38771.36
Source: IFES

References

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