2005 Iranian Presidential Election

12 October 2004 · The Ahmadinejad years · two-round vote

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won in the runoff with 63.24% against Akbar Rafsanjanī on 36.76%. Turnout 62.7%.

The Guardian Council vets every candidate before the vote, so the field is settled before the campaign begins.

President before

Mohammad Khatami

ACC

Elected President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

ABII

Winning share

63.2%

second round

Turnout

62.7%

The result

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Akbar Rafsanjanī

۶٬۱۷۹٬۶۵۳ votes

36.76%

second round

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

۵٬۷۱۰٬۳۵۴ votes

63.24%

second round

Mehdi Karroubi

۵٬۰۵۶٬۶۸۶ votes

18.00%

first round

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

۴٬۰۷۵٬۱۸۹ votes

14.50%

first round

Mostafa Moeen

۴٬۰۶۹٬۶۹۹ votes

14.49%

first round

Ali Larijani

۱٬۷۱۶٬۰۸۱ votes

6.11%

first round

Mohsen Mehralizadeh

۱٬۲۸۷٬۴۴۰ votes

4.58%

first round