2009 Romanian Presidential Election
22 November 2009 (first round) 6 December 2009 (second round) · The directly elected presidency · two-round vote
Traian Băsescu won in the runoff with 50.33% against Mircea Geoană on 49.67%. Turnout 54.4%.
President before
Traian Băsescu
Independent
President (re-elected)
Traian Băsescu
Independent
Winning share
50.3%
second round
Turnout
54.4%
The result
Traian Băsescu
Independent (PDL) · 3,153,640 votes
50.33%
second round
Mircea Geoană
Social Democratic Party · 3,027,838 votes
49.67%
second round
Crin Antonescu
National Liberal Party · 1,945,831 votes
20.02%
first round
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
Greater Romania Party · 540,380 votes
5.56%
first round
Hunor Kelemen
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania · 372,764 votes
3.84%
first round
Sorin Oprescu
Independent · 309,764 votes
3.19%
first round
George Becali
New Generation Party · 186,390 votes
1.92%
first round
Remus Cernea
Green Party · 60,539 votes
0.62%
first round
Constantin Rotaru
Socialist Alliance Party · 43,684 votes
0.45%
first round
Gheorghe-Eduard Manole
Independent · 34,189 votes
0.35%
first round
Ovidiu-Cristian Iane
Ecologist Party of Romania · 22,515 votes
0.23%
first round
Constantin-Ninel Potîrcă
Independent · 21,306 votes
0.22%
first round