2014 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 25 May 2014. Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off between the two candidates with the most votes took place three weeks later on 15 June 2014. According to the official figures released by the National Registry office (Registraduría Nacional), as of 22 May 2014 (the cut-off date to register) 32,975,158 Colombians were registered and entitled to vote in the 2014 presidential election, including 545,976 Colombians resident abroad. Incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos was allowed to run for a second consecutive term. In the first round, Santos and Óscar Iván Zuluaga of the Democratic Center (Centro Democrático) were the two highest-polling candidates and were the contestants in the 15 June run-off. In the second round, Santos was re-elected president, gaining 51% of the vote compared with 45% for Zuluaga.

2014 Colombian presidential election

25 May 2014 (first round)
15 June 2014 (second round)
Turnout40.10% (first round)
47.97% (second round)
 
Nominee Juan Manuel Santos Óscar Iván Zuluaga
Party Party of the U Democratic Center
Alliance National Unity
Running mate Germán Vargas Lleras Carlos Holmes Trujillo
Popular vote 7,839,342 6,917,001
Percentage 50.99% 44.99%


President before election

Juan Manuel Santos
Party of the U

Elected President

Juan Manuel Santos
Party of the U

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