A presidential election was held in the Republic of Venezuela on 6 December 1998.
Results
| Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | %
|
| Hugo Chávez
| MVR | 3,673,685 | 56.20
|
| Henrique Salas Romer
| Proyecto Venezuela | 2,613,161 | 39.97
|
| Irene Lailin Sáez Conde
| IRENE | 184,568 | 2.82
|
| Luis Alfaro Ucero
| ORA | 27,586 | 0.42
|
| Others
| | 38,304 | 0.59
|
| Total | | 6,537,304 |
|
Source: PDBA and IFES
As a result of this election, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was elected to his first term as President of Venezuela.
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