Election Name: | 2008 Dominican Republic presidential election |
Country: | Dominican Republic |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 2004 Dominican Republic presidential election |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2012 Dominican Republic presidential election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Turnout: | 71.36% (1.48pp) |
Image1: | Leonel Fernandez Reyna.jpg |
Nominee1: | Leonel Fernández |
Party1: | Dominican Liberation Party |
Popular Vote1: | 2,199,734 |
Percentage1: | 53.83% |
Nominee2: | Miguel Vargas |
Party2: | Dominican Revolutionary Party |
Popular Vote2: | 1,654,066 |
Percentage2: | 40.48% |
President | |
Before Election: | Leonel Fernández |
Before Party: | Dominican Liberation Party |
After Election: | Leonel Fernández |
After Party: | Dominican Liberation Party |
Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. The result was a victory for incumbent President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Liberation Party.[1]
Pollster | Date | Sample | Fernández | Vargas | Aristy | Estrella | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noxa-Cies | 21–26 April 2008 | 1,600 | 54% | 36% | 9% | 1% | |
Noxa-Cies | March 2008 | 54% | 30% | 8% | 1% | ||
Noxa-Cies | February 2008 | 45% | 31% | 13% | 2% | ||
Noxa-Cies | 20–25 October 2007 | 1,600 | 42% | 30% | 17% | – |