2012 Icelandic presidential election

2012 Icelandic presidential election
30 June 2012
Turnout69.32%
 
Candidate Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Thóra Arnórsdóttir Ari Trausti Guðmundsson
Popular vote 84,036 52,795 13,762
Percentage 52.78% 33.16% 8.64%
President before election

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

 Elected President

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 2012. The result was a victory for the incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who defeated his nearest rival Thóra Arnórsdóttir by nearly 20% of the vote, and went on to serve a record fifth term as president of Iceland.

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