The Marche regional election of 1985 took place on 12 May 1985.
Christian Democracy was the largest party, narrowly ahead of the Italian Communist Party. After the election Emidio Massi, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new government including also the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party (organic Centre-left).[1]
| Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=White | Christian Democracy | 359,314 | 36.1 | 15 | ||
| bgcolor=Red | Italian Communist Party | 355,232 | 35.7 | 15 | ||
| bgcolor=Hotpink | Italian Socialist Party | 104,587 | 10.5 | 4 | ||
| bgcolor=Black | Italian Social Movement | 55,280 | 5.6 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor=Lime | Italian Republican Party | 36,639 | 3.7 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Pink | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 32,439 | 3.3 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Olive | Green List | 22,314 | 2.2 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Blue | Italian Liberal Party | 11,772 | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Maroon | Proletarian Democracy | 10,136 | 1.0 | align=right | - | |
| bgcolor= | Pensioners Italian Alliance – Venetian League | 5,433 | 0.6 | align=right | - | |
| bgcolor= | Valdostan Union – Democratic Party – others | 2,069 | 0.2 | align=right | - | |
| Total | 995,215 | 100.0 | 40 | |||