October 1981 Iranian presidential election
# October 1981 Iranian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 2 October 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad-Ali Rajai, the previous President of Iran, during the interim premiership of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. It led to the uncontested victory of Ali Khamenei.

## Campaign

Candidates Ali Akbar Parvaresh, Hassan Ghafourifard and Reza Zavare'i publicly endorsed Khamenei for president, stating they will vote for him on television.

## Results

October 1981 Iranian presidential election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Nohen et al | Nohen et al | ISSDP | ISSDP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Islamic Republican Party | Ali Khamenei | 16,007,072 | 95.01 | 16,008,579 | 95.05 |
| | Islamic Republican Party | Ali Akbar Parvaresh | 341,841 | 2.03 | 341,874 | 2.02 |
| | Islamic Republican Party | Hassan Ghafourifard | 75,658 | 0.45 | 80,545 | 0.48 |
| | Islamic Republican Party | Reza Zavare'i | 62,156 | 0.37 | 59,058 | 0.35 |
| Blank or invalid votes | Blank or invalid votes | Blank or invalid votes | 360,269 | 2.14 | 357,661 | 2.12 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 16,846,996 | 100 | 16,847,717 | 100 |
