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 | 44.06% | 3.591.182 | 51.61% |
| Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | Concertación (PDC) | 2.065.061 | 29.60% | 3.367.790 | 48.39% |
| Marco Enríquez-Ominami | New Majority for Chile (Ind.) | 1.405.124 | 20.14% | — | — |
| Jorge Arrate | Juntos Podemos Más (PCCh) | 433.195 | 6.21% | — | — |