1980 Iranian Presidential Election
1980 · The first republic
Abolhassan Banisadr won with 75.60% against Ahmad Madani on 15.71%. Turnout 67.4%.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988). Conflicts →
The Guardian Council vets every candidate before the vote, so the field is settled before the campaign begins.
President before
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Elected President
Abolhassan Banisadr
Independent
Winning share
75.6%
Turnout
67.4%
The result
| Abolhassan Banisadr | Independent | ۱۰٬۷۰۹٬۳۳۰ | 75.60% |
| Ahmad Madani | Independent | ۲٬۲۲۴٬۵۵۴ | 15.71% |
| Hassan Habibi | Islamic Republican Party | ۶۷۴٬۸۵۹ | 3.35% |
| Dariush Forouhar | Nation Party | ۱۳۳٬۴۷۸ | 0.94% |
| Sadeq Tabatabaei | Independent | ۱۱۴٬۷۷۶ | 0.81% |
| Kazem Sami | JAMA | ۸۹٬۲۷۰ | 0.63% |
| Sadegh Ghotbzadeh | Independent | ۴۸٬۵۴۷ | 0.34% |