1986 Colombian presidential election

Colombian presidential election, 1986

25 May 1986

Nominee Virgilio Barco Vargas Álvaro Gómez Hurtado Party Liberal Conservative Home state Norte de Santander Bogotá Popular vote 4,214,510 2,588,050 Percentage 58.7% 36.0%

Winner by department

President before election Belisario Betancur Conservative Elected President Virgilio Barco Vargas Liberal

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 25 May 1986. The result was a victory for Virgilio Barco Vargas of the Liberal Party, who received 58.7% of the vote.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virgilio Barco Vargas	Liberal Party	4,214,510	58.7
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado	Conservative Party–National Participation Movement	2,588,050	36.0
Jaime Pardo Leal	Patriotic Union	328,752	4.6
Regina Betancur de Liska	Metapolitical Unitary Movement	46,811	0.7
Juan David Pérez Gaviria	Humanist Party	229	0.0
Others		1,261	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		50,324	–
Total		7,229,937	100
Registered voters/turnout		15,839,754	45.6
Source: Nohlen