1980 Ivorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 12 October 1980, the first time a presidential election had been held separately to National Assembly elections. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. Its leader, long-term President Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was 82.3%.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	2,795,150	100
Invalid/blank votes		306	-
Total		2,795,407	100
Source: Nohlen et al.