1988 Haitian general election

1988 Haitian general election

17 January 1988
 
Nominee Leslie Manigat Hubert de Ronceray Gérard Philippe Auguste
Party RPND MDN MOP
Popular vote 534,110 209,526 151,391
Percentage 50.22% 19.70% 14.23%

President before election

Henri Namphy
Military regime

Elected President

Leslie Manigat
RPND

General elections were held in Haiti on 17 January 1988, after the 1987 general elections had been cancelled due to an election day massacre of voters either orchestrated or condoned by the military. The elections were boycotted by most candidates who had contested the previous elections, and while the official voter turnout figure was stated to be around 35%, observers and foreign officials estimated it to be no more than 10%, with some putting it at lower than 4%.

The official results were made public on 24 January, and it was a victory for Leslie Manigat of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats. However, six months later, he was removed from office in a military coup on 20 June.