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May 5, 1974 Presidential Election Results - France Totals

 Registered Electors    30,602,953   
 Voters    25,775,743  84.2% 
 Valid Votes    25,538,636  99.1% 

 

Candidate Votes  %

 François Mitterrand    11,044,373  43.2 
 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing    8,326,774  32.6 
 Jacques Chaban-Delmas    3,857,728  15.1 
 Jean Royer    810,540  3.2 
 Arlette Laguiller    595,247  2.3 
 René Dumont    337,800  1.3 
 Jean-Marie Le Pen    190,921  0.7 
 Emile Muller    176,279  0.7 
 Alain Krivine    93,990  0.4 
 Bertrand Renouvin    43,722  0.2 
 Jean-Claude Sebag    42,007  0.2 
 Guy Héraud    19,255  0.1 

 
 
May 19, 1974 Runoff Election Results - France Totals

 Registered Electors    30,600,775   
 Voters    26,724,595  87.3% 
 Valid Votes    26,367,807  98.7% 

 

Candidate Votes  %

 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing    13,396,203  50.8 
 François Mitterrand    12,971,604  49.2