1990 Turkmenistan presidential election

1990 Turkmen presidential election

27 October 1990
Turnout	96.71%
Nominee Saparmurat Niyazov Party Communist Party Popular vote 1,716,278 Percentage 98.29%
Elected President Saparmurat Niyazov Communist Party

Presidential elections were held for the first time in the Turkmen SSR on 27 October 1990. The only candidate was Saparmurat Niyazov, who won 98% of the vote. Voter turnout was 97%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Saparmurat Niyazov	Communist Party of Turkmenistan	1,716,278	98.29
Against			29,790	1.71
Total			1,746,068	100.00
Valid votes			1,746,068	99.98
Invalid/blank votes			307	0.02
Total votes			1,746,375	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,805,782	96.71
Source: Nohlen et al.