2024 Iranian presidential election

2024 Iranian presidential election

28 June 2024 (first round) 5 July 2024 (second round)
Registered	61,452,321
Turnout	39.93% (first round) Decrease 8.55pp 49.68% (second round)Increase 9.75pp
File:Masoud Pezeshkian, 2024-6-12 (cropped).jpg File:Saeed Jalili 12 (cropped) (2).jpg Nominee Masoud Pezeshkian Saeed Jalili Party Independent Independent Alliance Reformists Principlists Popular vote 16,384,403 13,538,179 Percentage 54.76% 45.24%
File:Iranian presidential election, 2024 by province - First Round Percentage.svg File:Iran 2024 election first round turnout.svg File:Iranian presidential election, 2024 by province - Second Round Percentage.svg
President before election Mohammad Mokhber (acting) Independent Elected President Masoud Pezeshkian Independent

Early presidential elections in Iran were held on 28 June and 5 July 2024, in which reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the second round with 54.76% of the vote, beating the conservative principlist Saeed Jalili.

Background

After the death of the then president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on 19 May, early elections were announced. Six candidates were approved to appear on the ballot, however two candidates dropped out before voting began. Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri and former Speaker Ali Larijani applied to run, however their candidacies were rejected.

Approved candidates

The registration to run for the presidency started on 30 May and ended on 3 June. A total of 80 people, including four women, filed their candidacies for president. Most candidates were seen as conservatives or ultra conservatives.

The final list of candidates was released by the Guardian Council on 9 June. Per Article 99 of the Constitution, those rejected by the council are not allowed to protest the rejection.

Name		Born	Experience	Party	Result	Ref
File:Masoud Pezeshkian, 2024-6-12 (cropped).jpg Masoud Pezeshkian		29 September 1954 (age 70) Mahabad, Iran	Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (since 2008) Minister of Health and Medical Education (2001–2005)	Independent	Elected in run-off round
File:Saeed Jalili 2021 (cropped) 2.jpg Saeed Jalili		6 September 1965 (age 60) Mashhad, Iran	Member of the Expediency Discernment Council (since 2013) Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2007–2013) Chief Nuclear Negotiator (2007–2013) Presidential candidate (2013, 2021)	Independent	Lost in run-off round
File:Mohammadbagher ghalibaf in 2021 (cropped).jpg Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf		23 August 1961 (age 64) Torqabeh, Iran	Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (since 2020) Member of Expediency Discernment Council (2017–2020) Mayor of Tehran (2005–2017) Presidential candidate (2005, 2013 and 2017)	Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran	Lost in first round
File:Mostafa Pourmohammadi 2024.jpg Mostafa Pourmohammadi		9 March 1960 (age 65) Qom, Iran	Minister of Justice (2013–2017) Minister of Interior (2005–2008)	Combatant Clergy Association	Lost in first round
File:سید امیرحسین قاضی‌زاده هاشمی12.jpg Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi		14 April 1971 (age 54) Fariman, Iran	Vice President of Iran (since 2021) Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2008–2021) Presidential candidate (2021)	Islamic Law Party	Withdrew in first round. Endorsed Jalili, Ghalibaf and Zakani
File:Zakani in karaj (cropped).jpg Alireza Zakani		3 March 1966 (age 59) Ray, Iran	Mayor of Tehran (since 2021) Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2004–2016; 2020–2021) Presidential candidate (2021)	Society of Pathseekers	Withdrew in first round. Endorsed Jalili and Ghalibaf

Polling

Date	Pollster	Sample size	Margin of error	Jalili	Ghalibaf	Pezeshkian	Hashemi	Zakani	Pourmohammadi	Haven't decided	Lead
4 July	Islamic Consultative Assembly			44.2%		53.7%					9.5%
3 July	Iranian Students News Agency		±2%	43.9%		49.5%					5.6%
26 June	Tehran University		3.5%	26.8%	23.3%	32.9%	3.6%	1.7%	1.6%	7.7%	6.1%
26 June	Iranian Students Polling Agency	3589		28.8%	19.1%	33.1%	2.8%	2.1%	1.4%	10.5%	4.3%
22–24 June	Mellat Opinion Poll Institute (Islamic Consultative Assembly)	1100		16.3%	16.9%	23.5%	3.2%	1.2%	0.5%	38.4%	6.6%
22–23 June	Shenaakht	1000		20%	19%	28%	3%	1%	1%	28%	8%
22–23 June	Imam Sadeq University	1500		21.5%	23.4%	24.4%	4.5%	2.4%	2%	21.8%	1%
22–23 June	Iranian Students Polling Agency	4057		24%	14.7%	24.4%	2%	1.7%	0.7%	30.6%	0.4%
18–20 June	IRIB			22.5%	19.5%	19.4%	2.7%	2.2%	0.9%	28.4%	3%
18–20 June	Mellat Opinion Poll Institute (Islamic Consultative Assembly)	850		18.2%	20.7%	18.9%	4.6%	2%	1.8%	33.8%	1.8%
18–19 June	Iranian Students Polling Agency	4545		26.2%	19%	19.8%	2.6%	2%	0.9%	27.4%	6.4%
18–19 June	Imam Sadeq University			23.5%	29.3%	30%	2.7%	1.2%	1.1%	12.4%	0.7%
11–13 June	Research Center for Culture, Art and Communication			36.7%	30.4%	28.3%	1.4%	1.7%	1.4%	62%	6.3%
30 May	Beginning of registration

Results

In the first round, Masoud Pezeshkian won 44%, Saeed Jalili won 40%, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf won 14% and Mostafa Pourmohammadi won less than 1% of the vote. Pezeshkian was the only reformist candidate on the ballot.

Since no candidate won a majority in the first round, a run off vote was held on 5 July between Jalili and Pezeshkian. Pezeshkian won with 55% of the vote. The next day, he was declared the winner of the election.

Aftermath

With a 39.93% turnout, the first round of the election saw the lowest participation for a presidential election in the Islamic Republic's history. The turnout improved in the second round to 49.68%.

Pezeshkian will be inaugurated as president in early August.