1983 Venezuelan Presidential Election
4 December 1983 · Punto Fijo
Jaime Lusinchi won with 56.72% against Rafael Caldera on 34.54%. Turnout 87.8%.
President before
Luis Herrera Campins
Copei
Elected President
Jaime Lusinchi
Democratic Action
Winning share
56.7%
Turnout
87.8%
The result
| Jaime Lusinchi | AD–URD–VOI | 3,773,731 | 56.72% |
| Rafael Caldera | Copei–ICC–NGD –CIMA–FUN–MIO | 2,298,176 | 34.54% |
| Teodoro Petkoff | MAS–MIR–IRE | 277,498 | 4.17% |
| José Vicente Rangel | MEP–PCV–NA–LS–GAR–SI | 221,918 | 3.34% |
| Jorge Olavarria | National Opinion | 32,254 | 0.48% |
| Gonzalo Pérez Hernández | National Integration Movement | 19,528 | 0.29% |
| Luis Rangel | National Rescue | 8,820 | 0.13% |
| Andrés Velásquez | Radical Cause | 5,917 | 0.09% |
| Vinicio Romero | National Confidence | 3,236 | 0.05% |
| Alberto Solano | Emancipatory Force | 1,650 | 0.02% |
| Félix Díaz Otega | New Order | 1,610 | 0.02% |
| Juan Iarra Riverol | Venezuelan Nationalist Party | 1,363 | 0.02% |
| Adolfo Alcala | Independent Voters | 1,077 | 0.02% |
| Other candidates | 6,539 | 0 | — |