1988 Icelandic presidential election

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Nominee Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Sigrún Þorsteinsdóttir Popular vote 117,292 6,712 Percentage 94.59% 5.41%

President before election Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Elected President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1988.^[1] The result was a victory for the incumbent president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 94.6% of the vote.^[2] The election marked the first time a sitting president was challenged in an election.^[3]

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