1980 Peruvian Presidential Election
18 May 1980 · Civilian rule and the return of the runoff
Fernando Belaúnde Terry won with 44.93% against Armando Villanueva on 27.24%. Turnout 79.1%.
President before
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces
Elected President
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Popular Action
Winning share
44.9%
Turnout
79.1%
The result
| Fernando Belaúnde Terry | Popular Action | 1,793,190 | 44.93% |
| Armando Villanueva | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 1,087,188 | 27.24% |
| Luis Bedoya Reyes | Christian People's Party | 382,547 | 9.58% |
| Hugo Blanco | Workers' Revolutionary Party | 160,713 | 4.03% |
| Horacio Zevallos Galdós | Revolutionary Left Union | 134,321 | 3.37% |
| Leonidas Rodrígyez Figueroa | United Left | 116,890 | 2.93% |
| Carlos Malpica Santisteban | Popular Democratic Unity | 98,452 | 2.47% |
| Roger Cáceres Velásquez | National Front of Workers and Peasants | 81,647 | 2.05% |
| Genaro Ledesma Izquieta | Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front | 60,853 | 1.52% |
| Carolos Carrillo Smith | National Unity | 18,170 | 0.46% |
| Javier Tanteleán Vanini | Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution | 17,737 | 0.44% |
| Gustavo Mohme Llona | Socialist Political Action | 11,607 | 0.29% |
| Alejandro Tudela Garland | Pradist Democratic Movement | 9,875 | 0.25% |
| Waldo Fernández Durán | Progressive and Social Integration Party | 9,350 | 0.23% |
| Luciano Castillo Colonna | Socialist Party of Peru | 8,714 | 0.22% |