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April 26, 1981 Presidential Election Results - France Totals

 Registered Electors    36,398,859   
 Voters    29,516,082  81.1% 
 Valid Votes    29,038,117  98.4% 

 

Candidate Votes  %

 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing    8,222,432  28.3 
 François Mitterrand    7,505,960  25.9 
 Jacques Chirac    5,225,848  18.0 
 Georges Marchais    4,456,922  15.3 
 Brice Lalonde    1,126,254  3.9 
 Arlette Laguiller    668,057  2.3 
 Michel Crépeau    642,847  2.2 
 Michel Debré    481,821  1.7 
 Marie-France Garaud    386,623  1.3 
 Huguette Bouchardeau    321,353  1.1 

 
 
May 10, 1981 Runoff Election Results - France Totals

 Registered Electors    36,398,762   
 Voters    31,249,552  85.9% 
 Valid Votes    30,350,568  97.1% 

 

Candidate Votes  %

 François Mitterrand    15,708,262  51.8 
 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing    14,642,306  48.2