Election Resources on the Internet: Presidential and Legislative Elections in France - Results Lookup

Elections:  December 5-19, 1965 June 1st-15, 1969 May 5-19, 1974 April 26-May 10, 1981 April 24-May 8, 1988 April 23-May 7, 1995 April 21-May 5, 2002 April 22-May 6, 2007 April 22-May 6, 2012 April 23-May 7, 2017    Regions:  France Totals    Office:  President

April 26, 1981 Presidential Election Results - France Totals  Registered Electors    36,398,859     Voters    29,516,082  81.1%   Valid Votes    29,038,117  98.4%    Candidate Votes  %  Valéry Giscard d'Estaing    8,222,432  28.3   François Mitterrand    7,505,960  25.9   Jacques Chirac    5,225,848  18.0   Georges Marchais    4,456,922  15.3   Brice Lalonde    1,126,254  3.9   Arlette Laguiller    668,057  2.3   Michel Crépeau    642,847  2.2   Michel Debré    481,821  1.7   Marie-France Garaud    386,623  1.3   Huguette Bouchardeau    321,353  1.1      May 10, 1981 Runoff Election Results - France Totals  Registered Electors    36,398,762     Voters    31,249,552  85.9%   Valid Votes    30,350,568  97.1%    Candidate Votes  %  François Mitterrand    15,708,262  51.8   Valéry Giscard d'Estaing    14,642,306  48.2