Venezuelan presidential election, 1968

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The 1968 Venezuelan Presidential election was held due to the expiration of Raúl Leoni's term of office.

[edit] Results

Candidate	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Rafael Caldera	COPEI	1,083,712	29.13
Gonzalo Barrios	AD	1,050,806	28.24
Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas	URD-FDP-FND	826,758	22.22
Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa	MEP-OPINA	719,461	19.34
Alejandro Hernández	PSV	27,336	0.73
Germán Borregales	MAN	12,587	0.34
	Total	3,720,660	100

Source: CNE

As a result of this election, Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez was elected President of Venezuela.

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