1973 Venezuelan Presidential Election
9 December 1973 · Punto Fijo
Carlos Andrés Pérez won with 48.71% against Lorenzo Fernández on 36.70%. Turnout 96.5%.
President before
Rafael Caldera
Copei
Elected President
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Democratic Action
Winning share
48.7%
Turnout
96.5%
The result
Carlos Andrés Pérez
AD–PRN · 2,130,743 votes
48.71%
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Lorenzo Fernández
Copei–FDP–MPI · 1,605,628 votes
36.70%
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Jesús Paz Galarraga
MEP–PCV · 221,239 votes
5.06%
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José Vicente Rangel
Movement for Socialism · 186,255 votes
4.26%
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Jóvito Villalba
Democratic Republican Union · 134,478 votes
3.07%
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Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas
National Opinion · 33,977 votes
0.78%
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Pedro Tinoco
PNI–MD · 29,399 votes
0.67%
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Martín Garcia
Democratic Socialist Party · 11,965 votes
0.27%
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Germán Borregales
National Action Movement · 9,331 votes
0.21%
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Pedro Segnini
Democratic National Front · 6,176 votes
0.14%
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Raimundo Verde Roja
Independent Democratic Movement · 3,754 votes
0.09%
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Alberto Solano
Emancipatory Force · 1,736 votes
0.04%
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