Colombian presidential election, 1998

Colombian presidential election, 1998

← 1994 31 May and 21 June 1998 2002 →
Turnout	51.6% (first round) 8.3% 59.0% (run off) 7.4%
Nominee Andrés Pastrana Arango Horacio Serpa Party Conservative Party Liberal Party Home state Bogotá Santander Running mate Gustavo Bell María Emma Mejía Vélez Popular vote 6,114,752 5,658,518 Percentage 51.94% 48.06%
Winner by department, Second Round
President before election Ernesto Samper Liberal Party Elected President Andrés Pastrana Arango Conservative Party

Ernesto Samper
Liberal Party

Andrés Pastrana Arango
Conservative Party

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 31 May 1998, with a second round on 21 June. Although Horacio Serpa of the Liberal Party received the most votes in the first round, the result was a victory for Andrés Pastrana Arango of the Great Alliance for Change, who received 51.9% of the vote in the run-off.