Venezuelan presidential election, 1963

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The 1963 Venezuelan Presidential election was held due to the expiration of Rómulo Betancourt's term of office. Due to Betancourt's reforms it was the first time that a constituationally elected head of state had passed the Presidential sash on to another constitutionally elected leader.

[edit] Results

Candidate	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Raúl Leoni	AD	957,574	32.81%
Rafael Caldera	COPEI	589,177	20.19%
Jóvito Villalba	URD	551,266	18.89 %
Arturo Uslar Pietri	IPFN	469,363	16.08%
Wolfgang Larrazabal	FDP	275,325	9.43%
Raúl Ramos Giménez	DA-OPOS	66,880	2.29
Germán Borregales	MAN	9,292	0.32
	Total	2,868,594	100%

Source: CNE

As a result of this election, Raúl Leoni Otero was elected President of Venezuela.

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