1980 Icelandic presidential election

1980 Icelandic presidential election
29 June 1980
 
Nominee Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson
Popular vote 43,611 41,700
Percentage 33.79% 32.31%
Nominee Albert Guðmundsson Pétur J. Thorsteinsson
Popular vote 25,599 18,139
Percentage 19.84% 14.06%
President before election

Kristján Eldjárn

 Elected President

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1980. The result was a victory for Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 34% of the vote. She became the world's first democratically elected female president.

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