South Vietnamese presidential election, 1967
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Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam
on 3 September 1967. The result was a victory for Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
, who won 34.8% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.2%.
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
on 3 September 1967. The result was a victory for Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was president of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1975. He was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam , became head of a military junta, and then president after winning a fraudulent election...
, who won 34.8% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.2%.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Nguyen Van Thieu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was president of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1975. He was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam , became head of a military junta, and then president after winning a fraudulent election... |
1,649,561 | 34.8 |
| Truong Dinh Dzu Truong Dinh Dzu Trương Đình Dzũ was a Vietnamese lawyer and politician who unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for the presidency in the 1967 elections against Nguyen Van Thieu and his running mate Nguyen Cao Ky, who were the leaders of the incumbent military junta... |
817,120 | 17.2 |
| Phan Khac Suu Phan Khac Suu Phan Khắc Sửu was President of South Vietnam from 1964–1965.-Biography:He was an octogenarian, a trained agricultural engineer and was a member of the Cao Đài religion.He was a member of Emperor Bảo Đại’s political cabinet.... |
513,374 | 10.8 |
| Tran Van Huong Tran Van Huong Trần Văn Hương was a South Vietnamese politician. He was the penultimate president of South Vietnam prior to its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam.-Biography:... |
474,100 | 10.0 |
| Ha Thuc Ky | 349,473 | 7.3 |
| Nguyen Hoa Hiep | 160,790 | 3.5 |
| Vu Hong Khanh | 149,276 | 3.2 |
| Hoang Co Binh | 131,071 | 2.9 |
| Pham Huy Co | 106,317 | 2.2 |
| Tran Van Ly | 92,604 | 1.9 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 132,817 | |
| Total | 4,868,266 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||