Icelandic presidential election, 1968

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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 1968. The result was a victory for Kristján Eldjárn, who received 65.6% of the vote.

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Kristján Eldjárn	67,544	65.6
Gunnar Thoroddsen	35,428	34.4
Invalid/blank votes	918	–
Total	103,980	100
Registered voters/turnout	112,737	92.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver