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. President Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Socialist Party (formerly the Senegalese Progressive Union) was challenged by Abdoulaye Wade of the Senegalese Democratic Party, but won with 82% of the vote.Elections in Senegal
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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p765–770

Results

President

National Assembly

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