Country: | Iceland |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1964 Icelandic presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1972 Icelandic presidential election |
Next Year: | 1972 |
Election Date: | 30 June 1968 |
Image1: | Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg |
Nominee1: | Kristján Eldjárn |
Popular Vote1: | 67,544 |
Percentage1: | 65.59% |
Nominee2: | Gunnar Thoroddsen |
Popular Vote2: | 35,428 |
Percentage2: | 34.41% |
President | |
Before Election: | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
After Election: | Kristján Eldjárn |
Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 1968.[1] The result was a victory for Kristján Eldjárn, who received 66% of the vote.[2]
The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting.