1976 Portuguese presidential election

1976 Portuguese presidential election

← 1972 27 June 1976 1980 →
Turnout	75.47%
Candidate António Ramalho Eanes Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Party Independent[a] Independent[b] Popular vote 2,967,137 792,760 Percentage 61.59% 16.46%   IND Candidate José Pinheiro de Azevedo Octávio Pato Party Independent PCP Popular vote 692,147 365,586 Percentage 14.37% 7.59%
Results by district Results by municipality Eanes   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   >90% Carvalho   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Pato   30-40%   40-50%
President before election Francisco da Costa Gomes Independent Elected President António Ramalho Eanes Independent

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 27 June 1976.

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.
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