1982 Dominican Republic general election

Dominican Republic presidential election, 1982

16 May 1982 (1982-05-16)

File:Salvador Jorge Blanco 1982.jpg 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

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982. 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%.

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

Congress

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