2009 Chilean Presidential Election
Sunday 13 December 2009 to elect the president · The return to democracy · two-round vote
Sebastián Piñera won in the runoff with 51.61% against Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle on 48.39%. Turnout 87.7%.
President before
Michelle Bachelet
Socialist
Elected President
Sebastián Piñera
National Renewal
Winning share
51.6%
second round
Turnout
87.7%
The result
Sebastián Piñera
Coalition for Change (RN) · 3.074.164 votes
51.61%
second round
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Concertación (PDC) · 2.065.061 votes
48.39%
second round
Marco Enríquez-Ominami
New Majority for Chile (Ind.) · 1.405.124 votes
20.14%
first round
Jorge Arrate
Juntos Podemos Más (PCCh) · 433.195 votes
6.21%
first round