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 Ivory Coast – 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 Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally	2,795,150	100.00
Total			2,795,150	100.00
Valid votes			2,795,150	99.99
Invalid/blank votes			306	0.01
Total votes			2,795,456	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,398,056	82.27
Source: Nohlen et al.