1995 Georgian presidential election

1995 Georgian presidential election

5 November 1995
Turnout	68.29% ( 5.88pp)
Nominee Eduard Shevardnadze Jumber Patiashvili Party Independent Independent Alliance SMK Popular vote 1,589,909 414,303 Percentage 77.02% 20.07%
President before election Eduard Shevardnadze SMK Elected President Eduard Shevardnadze SMK

Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 5 November 1995. The result was a victory for Eduard Shevardnadze of the Union of Citizens of Georgia, who received 77% of the vote, with a 68% turnout.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eduard Shevardnadze	Union of Citizens of Georgia	1,589,909	77.02
	Jumber Patiashvili	Independent	414,303	20.07
	Akaki Bakradze	Ilia Chavchavadze Society	31,350	1.52
	Panteleimon Giorgadze	Unified Communist Party of Georgia	10,697	0.52
	Kartlos Gharibashvili	Independent	10,023	0.49
	Roin Liparteliani	Agrarian Party of Georgia	7,948	0.39
Total			2,064,230	100.00
Valid votes			2,064,230	97.30
Invalid/blank votes			57,280	2.70
Total votes			2,121,510	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,106,557	68.29
Source: Nohlen et al.