1972 Cambodian presidential election

Presidential elections were held for the first, and to date only time in Cambodia on 4 June 1972, following the abolition of the monarchy and the declaration of the establishment of the Khmer Republic in the 1970 coup d'état. The result was a victory for Lon Nol, who received 55% of the vote. Voter turnout was 58%.

1972 Cambodian presidential election

4 June 1972
Turnout	57.56%
Candidate Lon Nol In Tam Keo An Party PRS Democratic Republican Popular vote 578,560 257,496 217,174 Percentage 54.93% 24.45% 20.62%
President before election Lon Nol PRS Elected President Lon Nol PRS

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lon Nol	Social Republican Party	578,560	54.93
	In Tam	Democratic Party	257,496	24.45
	Keo An	Republican Party	217,174	20.62
Total			1,053,230	100.00
Valid votes			1,053,230	99.41
Invalid/blank votes			6,275	0.59
Total votes			1,059,505	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,840,592	57.56
Source: Nohlen et al.