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Iran 2009 Presidential Election Results

Iran 2009 Presidential Election Results

Province

Ahmadinejad

Mousavi

Votes

%

Votes

%

Tehran Province

3,819,495

50.8

3,371,523

44.8

East Azarbaijan

1,131,111

56.3

837,858

41.6

West Azarbaijan

623,946

46.8

656,508

49.2

Esfahan

1,799,255

68.2

746,697

28.3

Ilam

199,654

63.9

96,826

31

Ardabil

325,911

50.8

302,825

47.1

Bushehr

299,357

60.6

177,268

35.9

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

359,578

72.6

106,099

21.4

North Khorasan

341,104

73.5

113,218

24.4

Khorasan Razavi

2,214,801

69.6

884,570

27.8

South Khorasan

285,984

74.6

90,363

23.6

Khuzestan

1,303,129

63.9

552,636

27.1

Zanjan

444,480

75.9

126,561

21.6

Semnan

295,177

77

77,754

20.3

Sistan-Baluchestan

450,269

45.8

507,946

51.7

Fars

1,758,026

69.7

706,764

28

Qazvin

498,061

71.9

177,542

25.6

Qom

422,457

70.5

148,467

24.8

Kordestan

315,689

51.7

261,772

42.9

Kerman

1,160,446

77.1

318,250

21.1

Kermanshah

573,568

58.3

374,188

38

Kohgilouye and Boyerahmad

253,962

69

98,937

26.9

Golestan

515,211

59.3

325,806

37.5

Gilan

998,573

67.3

453,806

30.6

Lorestan

677,829

70.3

219,156

22.7

Mazandaran

1,289,257

67.2

585,373

30.5

Central

572,988

72.9

190,349

24.2

Hormuzgan

482,990

57.3

241,988

28.7

Hamedan

765,723

75.1

218,481

21.4

Yazd

337,178

55.3

255,799

41.9

Total

24,515,209

62.5

13,225,330

33.7

Source: Iranian Ministry of Interior, 2009.*
*Figures reflect the Iranian government’s officially released data and are not independently verifiable.