1982 Dominican Republic general election

1982 Dominican Republic general election

16 May 1982 (1982-05-16)

Presidential election

Nominee Salvador Jorge Blanco Joaquín Balaguer Juan Bosch Party PRD PR PLD Popular vote 854,868 706,951 179,849 Percentage 46.70% 38.62% 9.82%

Results by department

President before election Antonio Guzmán PRD Elected President Salvador Jorge Blanco PRD

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982. Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 73% in the presidential election and 72% in the parliamentary election.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Salvador Jorge Blanco	Dominican Revolutionary Party	854,868	46.70
	Joaquín Balaguer	Reformist Party	706,951	38.62
	Juan Bosch	Dominican Liberation Party	179,849	9.82
	Elías Wessin y Wessin	Democratic Quisqueyano Party	35,355	1.93
	Narciso Isa Conde	Dominican Communist Party	18,481	1.01
	Rafael Taveras	Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union	15,250	0.83
	José Rafael Abinader	Social Democratic Alliance	9,208	0.50
Two other candidates			10,768	0.59
Total			1,830,730	100.00
Valid votes			1,830,730	97.03
Invalid/blank votes			56,039	2.97
Total votes			1,886,769	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,601,684	72.52
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				House	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Dominican Revolutionary Party	825,005	45.66	62	+14	17	+6
	Reformist Party	656,904	36.36	50	+7	10	–6
	Dominican Liberation Party	174,464	9.66	7	+1	0	0
	Democratic Quisqueyano Party	35,185	1.95	0	0	0	0
	National Civic Veterans Party	28,354	1.57	0	New	0	New
	Constitutional Action Party	18,360	1.02	1	New	0	New
	Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union	12,979	0.72	0	New	0	New
	Dominican Communist Party	12,101	0.67	0	0	0	0
	Social Democratic Alliance	8,578	0.47	0	0	0	0
	Socialist Bloc	7,917	0.44	0	New	0	New
	National Civic Union	7,896	0.44	0	0	0	0
	Movement for Socialism	7,193	0.40	0	New	0	New
	Movement of Democratic Integration	6,886	0.38	0	0	0	0
	National Action Party	3,522	0.19	0	New	0	New
	Other parties	1,483	0.08	0	–	0	–
Total		1,806,827	100.00	120	+29	27	0
Valid votes		1,806,827	96.99
Invalid/blank votes		56,039	3.01
Total votes		1,862,866	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,601,684	71.60
Source: Nohlen