Election in the Dominican Republic
2008 Dominican Republic presidential election|
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Results by province |
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Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. The result was a victory for incumbent President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Liberation Party.[1]
Opinion polls
Pollster
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Date
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Sample
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Fernández
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Vargas
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Aristy
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Estrella
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Noxa-Cies |
21–26 April 2008 |
1,600 |
54% |
36% |
9% |
1%
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Noxa-Cies |
March 2008 |
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54% |
30% |
8% |
1%
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Noxa-Cies |
February 2008 |
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45% |
31% |
13% |
2%
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Noxa-Cies |
20–25 October 2007 |
1,600 |
42% |
30% |
17% |
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Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Leonel Fernández | Dominican Liberation Party | 2,199,734 | 53.83 |
| Miguel Vargas | Dominican Revolutionary Party | 1,654,066 | 40.48 |
| Amable Aristy | Social Christian Reformist Party | 187,645 | 4.59 |
| Eduardo Estrella | Revolutionary Social Democratic Party | 19,309 | 0.47 |
| Guillermo Moreno García | Movement for Independence, Unity and Change | 18,136 | 0.44 |
| Pedro de Jesús Candelier | Popular Alliance Party | 6,118 | 0.15 |
| Trajano Santana | Independent Revolutionary Party | 1,533 | 0.04 |
Total | 4,086,541 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 4,086,541 | 99.34 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 27,103 | 0.66 |
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Total votes | 4,113,644 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,764,387 | 71.36 |
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Source: IFES |
References
- ^ Dominican Republic president declares re-election victory with 54 percent of vote Associated Press, 17 May 2008