2006 Gjorkan presidential election

2006 Gjorkan Presidential Election

June 30, 2006
Turnout	51.2% ( 14.6pp)
Nominee Joseph Marnell Ronn Berot Joe Wallace Party Gjorka United Pro-Gjorkan Initiative Forward Gjorka Running mate Kurt Josias Brian Schulaga Ben Libermet Popular vote 11,933,342 9,857,978 8,333,883 Percentage 36.9% 30.5% 25.8%
President before election Joe Wallace Forward Gjorka Elected President Joseph Marnell Gjorka United

The 2006 Gjorkan Presidental Election was an election held in Gjorka to determine the next president of Gjorka. Joseph Marnell easily defeated incumbent Joe Wallace by nearly 15 percentage points. Wallace's loss is primarily attributed to the Laura Samille Scandal which occurred a few months before the election in which it was revealed President Wallace had been having an affair with Samille since she was 16.

Electoral System

The constitution of Gjorka states that the president of Gjorka is to be elected to a five-year term in a popular vote election. Which ever electoral candidate garners the most votes in the election shall be the next president. By law, the election is to be held every five years on June 30 to give due process for a transition of power between administrations. Additionally, presidents are allowed a maximum of two five-year terms; as such, incumbent president Joe Wallace was eligible to run for re-election.

Results

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Joseph Marnell	Kurt Josias	Gjorka United	11,933,342	36.91
	Ronn Berot	Brian Schulaga	Pro-Gjorkan Initiative	9,857,978	30.49
	Joe Wallace	Ben Libermet	Forward Gjorka	8,333,883	25.78
	Other	Other	Other	2,202,358	6.81
Total				32,327,561	100.00
Valid votes				32,327,561	99.69
Invalid/blank votes				100,000	0.31
Total votes				32,427,561	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				62,241,000	52.10

Vote share Joseph Marnell   36.9% Joe Wallace   30.5% Ronn Berot   25.8% Other   6.8%