1985 Palauan presidential election
# 1985 Palauan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Palau on 28 August 1985 to elect a President and Vice-President, following the assassination of Haruo Remeliik on 30 June. Lazarus Salii won the election for President, defeating interim President Alfonso Oiterong, whilst Thomas Remengesau, Sr. was elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 79.1%.

## Results

### President

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| Lazarus Salii | 4,077 | 53.22 |
| Alfonso Oiterong | 3,484 | 45.48 |
| Write-ins | 99 | 1.29 |
| Total | 7,660 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 7,660 | 99.51 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 38 | 0.49 |
| Total votes | 7,698 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,735 | 79.08 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||

### Vice-President

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| Thomas Remengesau, Sr. | 1,968 | 25.94 |
| Tosiwo Namamura | 1,353 | 17.84 |
| Kazuo Asanuma | 1,168 | 15.40 |
| Joshua Koshiba | 1,152 | 15.19 |
| Sadang Silmai | 901 | 11.88 |
| Haruo Willter | 756 | 9.97 |
| John Tarkong | 275 | 3.63 |
| Write-ins | 13 | 0.17 |
| Total | 7,586 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 7,586 | 98.55 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 112 | 1.45 |
| Total votes | 7,698 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,735 | 79.08 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||
