Country: | Senegal |
Type: | presidential |
Election Date: | 21 February 1993 |
Previous Election: | 1988 Senegalese general election |
Previous Year: | 1988 |
Next Election: | 2000 Senegalese presidential election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Turnout: | 51.46% (7.31pp) |
Image1: | Abdou Diouf 2008-08-27.jpg |
Candidate1: | Abdou Diouf |
Party1: | Socialist Party of Senegal |
Popular Vote1: | 757,311 |
Percentage1: | 58.40% |
Candidate2: | Abdoulaye Wade |
Party2: | Senegalese Democratic Party |
Popular Vote2: | 415,295 |
Percentage2: | 32.03% |
President | |
Before Election: | Abdou Diouf |
Before Party: | Socialist Party of Senegal |
After Election: | Abdou Diouf |
After Party: | Socialist Party of Senegal |
Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 21 February 1993. Incumbent President Abdou Diouf of the Socialist Party defeated seven other candidates, receiving 58% of the vote. Voter turnout was 51%.[1]