2018 Georgian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 28 October 2018. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a runoff between Salome Zourabichvili and Grigol Vashadze was held on 28 November 2018. Salome Zourabichvili won with around 60% of the vote in the second round and took office on 16 December 2018.

2018 Georgian presidential election
28 October 2018 (first round)
28 November 2018 (second round)
Registered3,518,877
Turnout46.83% (first round) ( 0.12 pp)
56.5% (second round) ( 9.39 pp)
 
Candidate Salome Zourabichvili Grigol Vashadze
Party Independent UNM
Alliance Georgian Dream Strength Is in Unity
Popular vote 1,147,701 780,680
Percentage 59.52% 40.48%
First round results by region or municipality

Zourabichvili:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Vashadze:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
President before election

Giorgi Margvelashvili
Independent

 Elected President

Salome Zurabishvili
Independent

Following amendments to the constitution in 2017, the 2018 elections were the last direct presidential vote; presidents will subsequently be elected by a 300-member College of Electors. In view of these changes, the President was elected for a term of six years in 2018.

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