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2021 Portuguese presidential election

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24 January 2021

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Opinion polls

Turnout

39.5%

9.2 pp

President before election

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

President-elect

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2021.

The incumbent President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was reelected in a landslide victory with 60.7% of the vote.

Results

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Summary of the 24 January 2021 Portuguese presidential election results
Candidates		Supporting parties	First round
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa	Social Democratic Party, People's Party	2,533,799	60.70
	Ana Gomes	People–Animals–Nature, LIVRE	541,345	12.97
	André Ventura	CHEGA	496,653	11.90
	João Ferreira	Portuguese Communist Party, Ecologist Party "The Greens"	180,473	4.32
	Marisa Matias	Left Bloc, Socialist Alternative Movement	164,731	3.95
	Tiago Mayan Gonçalves	Liberal Initiative	134,427	3.22
	Vitorino Silva	React, Include, Recycle	122,743	2.94
Total valid			4,174,171	100.00
Blank ballots			47,041	1.10
Invalid ballots			39,997	0.94
Total			4,261,209
Registered voters/turnout			10,791,490	39.49
Source: Election results

Ballot paper for the 2021 Portuguese presidential election. It includes Eduardo Baptista, a candidate rejected due to insufficient signatures.
First, second and third most voted candidates by district: Marcelo - orange; Gomes - pink; Ventura - dark blue; Ferreira - red.
First, second and third most voted candidates by municipality: Marcelo - orange; Gomes - pink; Ventura - dark blue; Ferreira - red; Vitorino Silva - Light Sea Green.