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1982 Dominican Republic presidential election
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Nominee Salvador Jorge Blanco Joaquín Balaguer Juan Bosch
Party PRD PR PLD
Popular vote 854,868 706,951 179,849
Percentage 46.7% 38.6% 9.8%
President before election

Antonio Guzmán
PRD

Elected President

Salvador Jorge Blanco
PRD

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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982.[1] Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 71.6%.[2]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Salvador Jorge Blanco Dominican Revolutionary Party 854,868 46.7
Joaquín Balaguer Reformist Party 706,951 38.6
Juan Bosch Dominican Liberation Party 179,849 9.8
Elías Wessin y Wessin Quisqueyano Democratic Party 35,355 1.9
Narciso Isa Conde Dominican Communist Party 18,581 1.0
Rafael Taveras Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union 15,250 0.8
José Rafael Abinader Social Democratic Alliance (Dominican Republic) 9,208 0.5
Two other candidates 10,768 0.6
Invalid/blank votes 56,039 3.0
Total 1,886,769 100
Source: Nohlen
Results of the Dominican Republic presidential election, May 16th, 1982, by province (candidate in first position)
  Salvador Jorge Blanco
  Joaquín Balaguer

Congress

ro Party Votes % House Senate
Seats +/- Seats +/-
Dominican Revolutionary Party 825,005 45.7 62 +14 17 +6
Reformist Party 656,904 36.4 50 +7 10 -6
Dominican Liberation Party 174,464 9.7 7 +1 0 0
Quisqueyano Democratic Party 35,185 1.9 0 0 0 0
National Civic Veterans Party 28,354 1.6 0 New 0 New
Constitutional Action Party 18,360 1.6 1 New 0 New
UPA 12,979 0.7 0 New 0 New
Dominican Communist Party 12,101 0.7 0 0 0 0
Social Democratic Alliance 8,578 0.5 0 0 0 0
Socialist Bloc 7,917 0.4 0 New 0 New
National Civic Union 7,896 0.4 0 0 0 0
Movement for Socialism 7,193 0.4 0 New 0 New
Movement of Democratic Integration 6,886 0.4 0 0 0 0
National Action Party 3,522 0.2 0 New 0 New
Other parties 1,483 0.1 0 - 0 -
Invalid/blank votes 56,039 3.0 - - - -
Total 1,862,866 100 120 +29 27 0
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p248
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