Hassan Rouhani was victorious, elected in the first round of voting with 50.71% of the vote
Nearly 36.7 million Iranians voted, 72.7% of eligible voters
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf finished second with 16.56% of the vote
The Guardian Council approved just 8 candidates to run in the election-
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
- Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
- Ali Akbar Velayati
- Saeed Jalili
- Mohsen Rezaee
- Mohammad Gharazi
- Hassan Rouhani and
- Mohammad Reza Aref
Haddad-Adel and Reza Aref subsequently withdrew from the race
Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not run for re-election as he was limited to two terms or 8 years in office under the Iranian Constitution
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