1989 Presidential Election

Date of Election 28 July 1989
Number of Eligible Voters 30,139,598
Number of Actual Voters 16,452,677
Voter Turnout (%) 54.59
Number of Candidates Registered to Run 79
Number of Candidates Allowed to Run (1) 2
Percentage of Candidates Allowed to Run 2.53%
Election Winner Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani
Number and Percentage of Votes Received by Winner 15,550,528 (94%)
First Runner-Up Abbas Sheybani
First Runner-Up Number and Percentage of Votes Received 635,165 (3.86%)
Margin of Victory by the Winner 90.1%
Names and Votes of Other Candidates NA

Sources:

Ministry of Interior, http://www.moi.ir

http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news-82636.aspx

http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8802260290

Notes:

There is no public data available on the number of female candidates who submitted their candidacy.

(1) Candidates submitting their candidacy are first vetted by the Ministry of Interior and then by the Guardian Council. The number we show under `candidates allowed to run` represents the number of candidates allowed to run after the vetting processes by both the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council are completed.

 Breakdown of Votes Based on Province

Province Eligible Voters    Votes    Turnout (percent)
East Azerbaijan  2,382,219  1,205,425 50.6
West Azerbaijan  1,183,691  653,810 55.23
Esfahan  2,094,624  1,098,338 52.44
Ilam  210,842  180,034 85.39
Bushehr  363,091  217,913 60.02
Tehran  5,918,481  2,929,702 49.5
Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari  362,492  208,337 57.47
Khorasan  3,189,828  1,657,949 51.98
Khuzestan  1,434,425  846,622 59.02
Zanjan  908,065  548,724 60.43
Semnan  274,445  183,766 66.96
Sistan and Baluchestan  664,429  256,993 38.68
Fars  1,938,130  1,047,918 54.07
Kurdistan  607,265  356,323 58.68
Kerman  939,926  591,353 62.91
Kermanshah  874,108  464,993 53.2
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad  228,278  153,039 67.04
Gilan  1,357,199  711,358 52.41
Lorestan  760,840  478,750 62.92
Mazandaran  2,117,676  1,246,019 58.84
Markazi  657,305  399,082 60.71
Hormozgan  436,419  209,414 47.98
Hamadan  874,235  524,496 59.99
Yazd  361,585  239,015 66.1
Iran  (total)  30,139,598  16,452,677

(including Iranians abroad)

54.59