1978 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 4 June 1978. The result was a victory for Julio César Turbay Ayala of the Liberal Party, who received 49.5% of the vote.

1978 Colombian presidential election

4 June 1978

Nominee Julio César Turbay Belisario Betancur Party Liberal Conservative Home state Bogotá Antioquia Popular vote 2,503,681 2,356,620 Percentage 49.50% 46.59%

Winner by department

President before election Alfonso López Michelsen Liberal Elected President Julio César Turbay Ayala Liberal

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Julio César Turbay Ayala	Colombian Liberal Party	2,503,681	49.50
	Belisario Betancur	Colombian Conservative Party–National Movement	2,356,620	46.59
	Julio César Pernía	National Opposition Union	97,234	1.92
	Alvaro Valencia Tovar	National Renovation Movement	65,961	1.30
	Jaime Piedrahita Cardona	People's Unity Front	27,059	0.53
	Luz del Socorro Ramírez	Labour and Socialist Union	6,643	0.13
	Victor Julio Gómez Hoyos	National Civic Action Movement	587	0.01
	Regina Betancur de Liska	Reginista Unitary Movement	126	0.00
	Jesús Arena Fajardo	Labour Movement	14	0.00
Total			5,057,925	100.00
Valid votes			5,057,925	99.65
Invalid/blank votes			17,794	0.35
Total votes			5,075,719	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			12,580,851	40.34
Source: Nohlen