October 1981 Iranian presidential election
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| Registered | 22,687,017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 74.26% ( 10.02pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 2 October 1981 following the assassination of president Mohammad-Ali Rajai. Ali Khamenei was elected with 95% of the vote.