2018 Georgian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 28 October 2018. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a runoff between Salome Zourabichvili and Grigol Vashadze was held on 28 November 2018. Salome Zourabichvili won with around 60% of the vote in the second round and took office on 16 December 2018.

2018 Georgian presidential election
28 October 2018 (first round)
28 November 2018 (second round)
Registered3,518,877
Turnout46.83% (first round) ( 0.12 pp)
56.5% (second round) ( 9.39 pp)
 
Candidate Salome Zourabichvili Grigol Vashadze
Party Independent UNM
Alliance Georgian Dream Strength Is in Unity
Popular vote 1,147,701 780,680
Percentage 59.52% 40.48%
First round results by region or municipality
President before election

Giorgi Margvelashvili
Independent

 Elected President

Salome Zurabishvili
Independent

Following amendments to the constitution in 2017, the 2018 elections were the last direct presidential vote; presidents will subsequently be elected by a 300-member College of Electors. In view of these changes, the President was elected for a term of six years in 2018.

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