This is a summary of the electoral history of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, an Iranian Principlist politician who is Mayor of Tehran since 2005.
Mayoral of Tehran
City Council of Tehran elected Ghalibaf as Mayor on three consecutive terms. 2005 Candidate Votes %Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 53.33Other Candidates (total) 47.66
2007 The election was exhaustive due to high number of candidates. In first and second rounds, every elector was able to cast two votes to two candidates. In next rounds, every voter had 1 vote to cast. The result of round 3 run-off, was repeated twice. Lost candidates in first round include Nasrin Soltankhah, Tahmasb Mazaheri and Ali Abdolalizadeh among others. Round Candidate Votes %1Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 33.33Hassan Bayadi 33.33Amir Reza Khadem 30Mohammad Saeedikia 2012 Other Candidates <6 -2Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 26.66Amir Reza Khadem 26.66Hassan Bayadi 23.33Nader Shariatmadari 16.66Mohammad SaeedikiaWithdrew3, 4, 5Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 46.66Amir Reza Khadem 46.66Blank vote 1 6.666Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 46.66Amir Reza Khadem 40Blank vote 2 13.337Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 53.33Amir Reza Khadem 40Blank vote 1 6.66
2013 After a tie with Reformist-backed Mohsen Hashemi in first round, Ghalibaf controversially won the election in second round's anonymous voting when Reform-affiliated member Elaheh Rastgou voted for him. Round Candidate Votes %1Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 48.38Mohsen Hashemi 48.38Blank vote 1 3.22Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 51.61Mohsen Hashemi 45.16Invalid vote 1 3.2
Presidential elections 2005
In the first round, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf finished fourth with 4,095,827 votes (13.93%) and did not advance to the second round.Electoral Geography of Iranian presidential election, 2005
2013
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf finished second with 6,077,292 votes (16.56%).
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