French presidential election, 1974

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Presidential elections were held in France in 1974, following the death of President Georges Pompidou. They went to a second round, and were won by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing by a margin of 1.6%.

Candidate Party Votes Percent
François Mitterrand Socialist Party (PS) 11,044,373 43.25%
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Independent Republicans (RI) 8,326,774 32.60%
Jacques Chaban-Delmas Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR) 3,857,728 15,11%
Jean Royer Splinter of the Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR) 810,540 3.17%
Arlette Laguiller Workers' Struggle 595,247 2.33%
René Dumont Environmentalist 337,800 1.32%
Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front (FN) 190,921 0.75%
Émile Muller Independent socialist 176,279 0.69%
Alain Krivine Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 93,990 0.37%
Bertrand Renouvin Nouvelle Action Royaliste 43,722 0.17%
Jean-Claude Sebag Mouvement Fédéraliste Européen 42,007 0.16%
Guy Héraud Parti Fédéraliste Européen 19,255 0.08%
Total 25,538,636 100%

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Independent Republicans (RI) 13,396,203 50.81%
François Mitterrand Socialist Party (PS) 12,971,604 49.19%
Total 26,367,807 100%
Results of the second round: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: blue; François Mitterrand: pink
Results of the second round: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: blue; François Mitterrand: pink
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