2022 Colombian presidential election

The first round of the presidential elections was held in Colombia on 29 May 2022 to elect the 34th President.^[1] Since no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round of voting will be held on 19 June.^[2] President Iván Duque cannot run for another term because Colombian presidents are term limited for a single four year term.^[3] Gustavo Petro won the runoff, becoming the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia.^[4][5]

2022 Colombian presidential election

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Opinion polls
Turnout	54.98% (first round) 0.76% 58.09% (second round) 4.16%
Nominee Gustavo Petro Rodolfo Hernández Party Humane Colombia Independent Alliance Historic Pact LIGA Home state Córdoba Santander Running mate Francia Márquez Marelen Castillo Popular vote 11,281,013 10,580,412 Percentage 50.44% 47.31%
First round results by department Second round results by department
President before election Iván Duque Democratic Center Elected President Gustavo Petro Humane Colombia

In the first round, left-wing Senator Gustavo Petro and right-wing populist former Bucaramanga mayor Rodolfo Hernández Suárez advanced to the run-off.^[6] Hernández Suárez, who came in third during voter pollings, came in second place against Federico Gutiérrez after an increase in support, weeks before the first round began.^[7]

While Petro was seen as the front-runner in polls before the first round, he has almost been tied in pollings against Hernández Suárez.^[8][9] In the June run-off, Petro was elected president, winning 50% of the vote to Hernández Suárez's 47% of the vote, becoming the country's first leftist president.^[10]

Candidates

Party/coalition		Logo	Presidential nominee		Most recent political office	Vice-Presidential nominee
	Fair and Free Colombia			John Milton Rodríguez	Senator of Colombia (2018–2022)		Sandra de las Lajas Torres
	Historic Pact for Colombia			Gustavo Petro	Senator of Colombia (2018–present)		Francia Márquez
	Hope Center Coalition			Sergio Fajardo	Governor of Antioquia (2012–2015)		Luis Gilberto Murillo
	Independent			Luis Pérez	Governor of Antioquia (2016–2019)		Ceferino Mosquera
	League of Anti-Corruption Governors			Rodolfo Hernández	Mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019)		Marelene Castillo
	National Salvation Movement			Enrique Gómez	No prior public office		Carlos Cuartes
	Oxygen Green Party			Íngrid Betancourt	Senator of Colombia (1998–2001)		José Luis Esparza
	Team for Colombia			Federico Gutiérrez	Mayor of Medellín (2016–2019)		Rodrigo Lara

Polling

Second round

Polling organisation/client	Dates conducted	Sample size	Gustavo Petro PHC	Rodolfo Hernández LIGA	Blank	No vote	Unsure/No answer	Margin of Error
La Silla Vacía[11]	11 June 2022	N/A	47.2%	46.5%	5.4%	0.9%	–	–
AtlasIntel[12]	8–11 June 2022	4,467	47.5%	50.2%	2.4%	–	–	1%
YanHaas[13]	5–10 June 2022	1,234	45%	35%	13%	–	7%	3.2%
GAD3[14]	30 May–10 June 2022	5,236	47.1%	47.9%	5%	–	–	1.4%
Guarumo[15]	6–9 June 2022	2,029	46.5%	48.2%	5.3%	–	–	2.5%
GAD3[16]	30 May–9 June 2022	4,834	48.1%	46.8%	5.1%	–	–	1.3%
Mosqueteros[17]	7–8 June 2022	6,000	43.83%	44.68%	3.54%	–	7.95%	1.27%
GAD3[18]	30 May–8 June 2022	4,438	48.5%	46.7%	4.9%	–	–	1.5%
Invamer[19]	3–7 June 2022	1,329	47.2%	48.2%	4.7%	–	–	2.69%
GAD3[20]	30 May–7 June 2022	4,041	47.8%	47.1%	5.1%	–	–	1.6%
GAD3[21]	30 May–6 June 2022	3,240	46.8%	47.8%	5.4%	–	–	1.7%
GAD3[22]	30 May–4 June 2022	3,240	46.8%	48.1%	5.1%	–	–	1.3%
Guarumo[23]	1–4 June 2022	1,958	43.3%	46.4%	8.4%	–	1.9%	2.5%
YanHaas[24]	30 May–3 June 2022	1,234	42%	41%	13%	–	5%	3.2%
GAD3[25]	30 May–3 June 2022	2,840	46.3%	47.9%	5.8%	–	–	1.9%
CNC[26]	31 May–2 June 2022	2,172	44.9%	41%	3%	1.7%	9.4%	2.1%
GAD3[27]	2 June 2022	553	45.6%	50.4%	4%	–	–	2.1%
GAD3[28]	1 June 2022	555	45.1%	52.3%	2.6%	–	–	2.4%
GAD3[29]	30–31 May 2022	1,199	44.8%	52.5%	2.7%	–	–	2.9%
CNC[30]	30–31 May 2022	1,200	39%	41%	5%	1%	14%	2.8%
AtlasIntel[1]	17–20 May 2022	2,781	39.8%	48.2%	–	–	–	2%
Guarumo[31]	16–19 May 2022	2,258	45.2%	41.5%	8.6%	–	4.7%	2.5%
CNC[8]	13–19 May 2022	4,412	40.5%	40.5%	3.7%	9.3%	6%	1.5%
Mosqueteros[32]	15–18 May 2022	6,000	45.3%	35%	19.7%	–	–	1.27%
Invamer[33]	13–18 May 2022	1,195	50.0%	47.4%	2.6%	–	–	2.83%
YanHaas[34]	30 Apr–7 May 2022	1,232	46%	31%	–	23%	–	3.2%
Guarumo[35]	25–29 Apr 2022	2,132	44.5%	37.1%	8.6%	–	9.8%	2.5%
Invamer[36]	21–27 April 2022	1,243	56%	40.6%	3.4%	–	–	2.55
CNC[37]	18–21 April 2022	4,599	44.1%	34.1%	4.9%	11.4%	5.5%	1.4%
CNC[38]	4–7 April 2022	1,965	40%	38%	4%	10%	8%	2.2%
CNC[7]	28–31 March 2022	4,206	42.6%	34.4%	4.5%	12.4%	4.1%	1.5%
YanHaas[9]	14–19 March 2022	1,236	41%	32%	–	27%	–	3.2%

First round

Polling organisation/client	Date(s) conducted	Sample size	Gustavo Petro PH	Federico Gutiérrez EPC	Rodolfo Hernández LIGA	Sergio Fajardo CE	Íngrid Betancourt PVO	John M. Rodríguez CJL	Enrique Gómez MSN	Luis Pérez IND	Blank	No vote	Unsure/No answer	Margin of Error
First round election[39]	29 May 2022	–	40.34%	23.94%	28.17%	4.18%	0.07%	1.28%	0.23%	0.05%	1.73%	–	–	–
Betancourt withdrew her candidacy on 20 May 2022[40]
CELAG[41]	16–20 May 2022	2,174	45.1%	20.1%	20.4%	4.9%	–	–	–	–	3.6%	1.4%	3.2%	2.1%
Guarumo[31]	16–19 May 2022	2,258	37.9%	30.8%	20.3%	4.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	–	2.4%	–	2.2%	2.5%
CNC[8]	13–19 May 2022	3,860	41%	23.9%	21.9%	4.5%	0.7%	1.1%	0.3%	–	6.6%	–	–	1.5%
		4,412	35.8%	20.8%	19.1%	4%	0.6%	1%	0.3%	–	5.7%	2.5%	9.9%
Invamer[33]	13–18 May 2022	1,312	40.6%	27.1%	20.9%	5.1%	0.8%	0.6%	0.3%	–	4.6%	–	–	2.71%
Mosqueteros[42]	15–18 May 2022	6,000	44.7%	22.4%	15.8%	6.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.5%	–	7.9%	–	–	1.27%
CNC[43]	2–13 May 2022	6,204	38%	23%	16%	7%	1%	1%	0%	–	6%	2%	6%	1.2%
Pérez withdrew his candidacy on 11 May 2022[44]
TYSE[45]	23 Apr–8 May 2022	8,000	36.6%	21.4%	10.9%	6.6%	0.8%	1.1%	1.3%	1.1%	6.2%	–	14.4%	2.7%
Yanhaas[34]	30 Apr–7 May 2022	1,232	40%	21%	12%	7%	1%	–	0.3%	0.3%	13%	–	6%	3.2%
Guarumo[35]	25–29 April 2022	2,132	36.4%	30.6%	12.4%	6.9%	1.3%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	5.7%	–	4.3%	2.5%
Invamer[36]	21–27 April 2022	1,409	43.6%	26.7%	13.9%	6.5%	0.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.5%	5.7%	–	–	2.55%
CNC/Semana[37]	18–21 April 2022	4,599	38%	23.8%	9.6%	7.2%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%	7.6%	2.1%	8.8%	1.4%
CELAG[46]	1–19 April 2022	3,064	42.6%	21.8%	11.5%	9.2%	1.0%	—	—	—	6.6%	1.4%	5.1%	2.19%
CNC[38]	4–7 April 2022	1,965	34%	23%	12%	9%	2%	1%	0%	0%	4%	2%	12%	2.2%
Guarumo[47]	30 Mar–1 Apr 2022	1,865	34%	25%	9.3%	9.5%	2.6%	0.6%	1.6%	0.3%	10.3%	—	7.4%	2.5%
CNC/Semana[48]	28–31 March 2022	4,206	36.5%	24.5%	10%	8.4%	1.5%	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%	8.1%	2.8%	6.2%	1.5%
Yanhaas[49]	14–19 March 2022	1,236	37%	19%	11%	10%	2%	—	0.3%	0.2%	16%	—	5%	3.2
CNC/Semana[50]	18–19 March 2022	2,143	32%	23%	10%	10%	3%	—	1%	0%	5%	2%	13%	2.1%

Results

Second round

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Gustavo Petro	Francia Márquez	Historic Pact for Colombia (CH)	11,281,013	50.44
	Rodolfo Hernández	Marelen Castillo	League of Anti-Corruption Governors (IND)	10,580,412	47.31
Blank votes				501,987	2.24
Total				22,363,412	100.00
Valid votes				22,363,412	98.70
Invalid/blank votes				295,282	1.30
Total votes				22,658,694	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				39,002,239	58.10
Source: Registraduria

First round

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Gustavo Petro	Francia Márquez	Historic Pact for Colombia (CH)	8,527,273	40.33
	Rodolfo Hernández	Marelen Castillo	League of Anti-Corruption Governors (IND)	5,953,193	28.15
	Federico Gutiérrez	Rodrigo Lara Sánchez	Team for Colombia (Creemos Colombia)	5,058,000	23.92
	Sergio Fajardo	Luis Gilberto Murillo	Hope Center (ASI)	888,577	4.20
	John Milton Rodríguez	Sandra de las Lajas	Fair and Free Colombia	274,237	1.30
	Enrique Gómez	Carlos Cuartas	National Salvation Movement	50,535	0.24
	Íngrid Betancourt	José Luis Esparza	Oxygen Green Party	14,878	0.07
	Luis Pérez Gutiérrez	Ceferino Mosquera	Independent	12,425	0.06
Blank votes				366,622	1.73
Total				21,145,740	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				39,002,239	–
Source: Registraduria