Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Uruguay. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Uruguay.| Candidates (Parties) | First round | Runoff | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José Mujica (Broad Front) | 1,105,262 | 47.96 | 1,197,638 | 52.39 | President |
| Luis Alberto Lacalle (National Party) | 669,942 | 29.07 | 994,510 | 43.51 | |
| Pedro Bordaberry (Colorado Party) | 392,307 | 17.02 | |||
| Pablo Mieres (Independent Party) | 57,360 | 2.49 | |||
| Raúl Rodríguez (Popular Assembly) | 15,428 | 0.67 | |||
| Ballots with YES sheets only (no presidential vote cast) | 14,410 | 0.63 | |||
| Blank votes | 22,828 | 0.99 | 53,100 | 2.32 | |
| Total null ballots | 26,950 | 1.17 | 40,103 | 1.75 | |
| Null provisional ballots | 199 | 0.01 | 607 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes cast | 2,304,686 | 100.00 | 2,285,958 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters | 2,563,250 | 89.91% turnout | 2,563,285 | 89.18% turnout | |
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies |
Senate | |||
| Broad Front | 1,093,869 | 47.49 | 50 | 16 |
| National Party | 657,327 | 28.54 | 30 | 9 |
| Colorado Party | 383,912 | 16.67 | 17 | 5 |
| Independent Party | 56,156 | 2.44 | 2 | — |
| Popular Assembly | 15,166 | 0.66 | — | — |
| Total | 2,303,336 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters | 2,563,250 | 89.86% turnout | ||
| Source: Corte Electoral | ||||
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