1976 Portuguese presidential election

The 1976 Portuguese presidential election was held on 27 June.

1976 Portuguese presidential election
27 June 1976
Turnout75.5%
 
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Candidate António Ramalho Eanes Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Party Independent[lower-alpha 1] Independent[lower-alpha 2]
Popular vote 2,967,137 792,760
Percentage 61.6% 16.5%
 
IND
Octávio Pato.png
Candidate José Pinheiro de Azevedo Octávio Pato
Party Independent PCP
Popular vote 692,147 365,586
Percentage 14.4% 7.6%
President before election

Francisco da Costa Gomes
Independent

 Elected President

António Ramalho Eanes
Independent

With a broad base of support that comprised the center-left and the center-right, Ramalho Eanes won the election on the first round and became the first elected President of Portugal after the Carnation Revolution.

The Portuguese Communist Party presented its own candidate, Octávio Pato, a well known anti-fascist. One of the major responsibles for the military operations during the Carnation Revolution, in 1974, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, was also a candidate.

Procedure

Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years old has the opportunity to run for president. In order to do so it is necessary to gather between 7500 and 15000 signatures and submit them to the Portuguese Constitutional Court.

According to the Portuguese Constitution, to be elected, a candidate needs a majority of votes. If no candidate gets this majority there will take place a second round between the two most voted candidates.

Candidates

Official candidates

Unsuccessful candidacies

There was also one candidate rejected by the Portuguese Constitutional Court for not complying with the legal requirements:

  • Venceslau Pompílio da Cruz;

Campaign period

Party slogans
Candidate Original slogan English translation Refs
António Ramalho Eanes « Muitos prometem... Eanes cumpre »
« Candidato de Portugal »		 "Many promise ... Eanes delivers"
"Portugal's Candidate"		 [1]
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho « O 25 de Abril à Presidência » "April 25 to the Presidency" [2]
José Pinheiro de Azevedo « Vota Pinheiro de Azevedo » "Vote Pinheiro de Azevedo" [3]
Octávio Pato « Pela democracia e o socialismo » "For democracy and socialism" [4]

Candidates' debates
1976 Portuguese presidential election debates
Date Organisers Moderator(s)     P  Present    A  Absent invitee  N  Non-invitee 
Eanes Otelo Azevedo Pato Refs
9 Jun 1976 RTP1 Joaquim Letria P P P P [5][6][7]

Results

National summary
Summary of the 27 June 1976 Portuguese presidential election results
Candidates Supporting parties First round
Votes %
António Ramalho Eanes Independent supported by the PS, PSD, CDS and the PCTP 2,967,137 61.59
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Independent supported by the UDP, MES, FSP and the PRP-BR 792,760 16.46
José Pinheiro de Azevedo Independent 692,147 14.37
Octávio Rodrigues Pato Portuguese Communist Party 365,586 7.59
Total valid 4,817,630 100.00
Blank ballots 43,242 0.89
Invalid ballots 20,253 0.41
Total 4,881,125
Registered voters/turnout 6,467,48075.47
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share First Round
António Ramalho Eanes
 
 61.59%
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
 
 16.46%
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
 
 14.37%
Octávio Rodrigues Pato
 
 7.59%
Blank/Invalid
 
 1.30%

Results by district
District Eanes Otelo Azevedo Pato Turnout
Votes  % Votes  % Votes  % Votes  %
  Aveiro 217,589 74.47% 20,634 6.97% 46,346 15.86% 7,866 2.69% 77.38%
  Azores 30,646 86.06% 9,510 9.01% 17,076 16.18% 2,562 2.43% 71.13%
  Beja 36,219 34.59% 34,339 32.80% 7,296 6.97% 26,844 25.64% 74.37%
  Braga 218,459 70.20% 25,089 8.06% 59,093 18.99% 8,550 2.75% 82.34%
  Bragança 67,593 82.59% 2,725 3.33% 9,357 11.43% 2,167 2.65% 68.71%
  Castelo Branco 98,828 76.25% 14,393 11.33% 10,927 8.61% 4,833 3.81% 73.66%
  Coimbra 147,906 71.93% 19,801 9.63% 29,038 14.12% 8,887 4.32% 67.51%
  Évora 39,847 36.03% 38,509 34.82% 10,500 9.50% 21,726 19.65% 81.28%
  Faro 87,590 52.88% 41,018 24.76% 24,331 14.69% 12,698 7.67% 70.81%
  Guarda 88,451 82.87% 4,528 4.24% 11,194 10.49% 2,558 2.40% 72.64%
  Leiria 156,404 76.63% 18,682 9.15% 20,109 9.85% 8,915 4.37% 73.26%
  Lisbon 582,103 53.55% 259,915 23.91% 132,600 12.20% 112,395 10.34% 75.93%
  Madeira 76,417 72.39% 9,510 9.01% 17,076 16.18% 2,562 2.43% 74.81%
  Portalegre 47,665 56.12% 14,122 16.63% 10,893 12.82% 12,258 14.43% 78.24%
  Porto 450,236 60.43% 86,356 11.59% 169,940 22.81% 38,548 5.17% 80.76%
  Santarém 141,397 58.68% 48,370 20.07% 31,564 13.10% 19,634 8.15% 73.53%
  Setúbal 96,739 29.87% 135,495 41.83% 31,166 9.62% 60,519 18.68% 77.78%
  Viana do Castelo 87,136 74.64% 8,075 6.92% 17,174 14.71% 4,362 3.74% 72.36%
  Vila Real 91,261 81.59% 4,552 4.07% 12,604 11.27% 3,433 3.07% 67.59%
  Viseu 155,520 81.19% 7,447 3.90% 25,071 13.09% 3,490 1.82% 69.81%
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results

Maps
  • Strongest candidate by electoral district.
    Strongest candidate by electoral district.
  • Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.
    Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.

Notes
  1. Independent supported by the Socialist Party (PS), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Democratic Social Center (CDS) and the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP).
  2. Independent supported by the Popular Democratic Union (UDP), Movement of Socialist Left (MES), People's Socialist Front (FSP) and the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Revolutionary Brigades (PRP-BR).

References
  1. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte I". RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte II". RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte III". RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

See also
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