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 votes
44.93%
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Armando Villanueva
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance · 1,087,188 votes
27.24%
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Luis Bedoya Reyes
Christian People's Party · 382,547 votes
9.58%
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Hugo Blanco
Workers' Revolutionary Party · 160,713 votes
4.03%
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Horacio Zevallos Galdós
Revolutionary Left Union · 134,321 votes
3.37%
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Leonidas Rodrígyez Figueroa
United Left · 116,890 votes
2.93%
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Carlos Malpica Santisteban
Popular Democratic Unity · 98,452 votes
2.47%
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Roger Cáceres Velásquez
National Front of Workers and Peasants · 81,647 votes
2.05%
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Genaro Ledesma Izquieta
Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front · 60,853 votes
1.52%
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Carolos Carrillo Smith
National Unity · 18,170 votes
0.46%
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Javier Tanteleán Vanini
Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution · 17,737 votes
0.44%
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Gustavo Mohme Llona
Socialist Political Action · 11,607 votes
0.29%
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