December 2002 Serbian presidential election
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| Turnout | 45.16% ( 0.29pp) |
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Presidential elections were held in theYugoslav province ofSerbia on 8 December 2002.[1] They followedelections in September and October which were invalidated due to voter turnout not meeting the 50% requirement.[2] Although the legal requirement of a turnout of at least 50% of registered voters was dropped for the second round of this election, turnout in the first round was below 50%, invalidating the election before a second round.[3][4]
During the election theSocialist Party of Serbia supportedVojislav Šešelj, the leader ofSerbian Radical Party, while New Serbia supportedVojislav Koštunica and theDemocratic Party of Serbia.[3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Vojislav Koštunica | Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia | 1,699,098 | 59.28 |
| Vojislav Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party–Socialist Party of Serbia | 1,063,296 | 37.10 |
| Borislav Pelević | Party of Serbian Unity | 103,926 | 3.63 |
| Total | 2,866,320 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 2,866,320 | 97.27 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 80,396 | 2.73 |
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| Total votes | 2,946,716 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 6,525,760 | 45.16 |
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| Source:CeSID |
