# 2018 Georgian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 28 October 2018. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a runoff between Salome Zourabichvili and Grigol Vashadze was held on 28 November 2018. Salome Zourabichvili won with around 60% of the vote in the second round and took office on 16 December 2018.
Following amendments to the constitution in 2017, the 2018 elections were the last direct presidential vote; subsequential presidential elections were carried out by a 300-member College of Electors. In view of these changes, the President was elected for a term of six years in 2018.

## Background

The pre-election period was marred by a polarized political environment and a series of secret tape recordings aired by the pro-opposition Rustavi 2 TV, leading to allegations of kidnappings and torture by investigators to secure convictions, pressure and coercion on businesses and media, high-level corruption, and selective justice.

## Candidates

46 people applied to participate in the elections, 21 of which were rejected by the Election Administration of Georgia. 25 presidential candidates were registered by the Election Administration of Georgia. This is the largest number since Georgia's first presidential election in 1991. All 25 candidates were included on the ballot paper.
| | Name | Occupation | Nominated by |
| 1 | Mikheil Antadze | Professor | State for the People Movement |
| 2 | Davit Bakradze | Member of Parliament | European Georgia |
| 4 | Vakhtang Gabunia | Politician | Christian-Democratic Movement |
| 5 | Grigol Vashadze | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2008-2012) | United National Movement |
| 10 | Shalva Natelashvili | Leader of Georgian Labour Party | Georgian Labour Party |
| 13 | Zviad Mekhatishvili | Politician | Christian-Conservative Party of Georgia |
| 17 | Giorgi Liluashvili | Vice President of Georgian National Academy | Party Georgia |
| 18 | Akaki Asatiani | Politician | Union of Georgian Traditionalists |
| 21 | Kakha Kukava | Politician | Free Georgia |
| 22 | Otar Meunargia | | Industry Will Save Georgia |
| 23 | Irakli Gorgadze | Unemployed | Movement for a Free Georgia |
| 25 | David Usupashvili | Leader of Development Movement, former chairman of the Parliament of Georgia | Free Democrats |
| 27 | Zviad Baghdavadze | Unemployed | Civic Platform – New Georgia |
| 28 | Mikheil Saluashvili | Politician | Union of Justice Restoration of the Nation: The Lord Is Our Truth |
| 30 | Zviad Iashvili | Unemployed | National-Democratic Party |
| 31 | Tamar Tskhoragauli | Entrepreneur | Political Movement Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia's Way |
| 35 | Gela Khutsishvili | Politician | Political Movement of the Veterans and Patriots of Georgia |
| 36 | Zurab Japaridze | Leader of Girchi | Girchi |
| 40 | Levan Chkheidze | Chkheidze and Partners Law Firm | New Christian-Democrats |
| 48 | Salome Zourabichvili | Member of Parliament | Initiative Group of Voters |
| 49 | Besarion Tediashvili | Founder of TF Construction | Initiative Group of Voters |
| 51 | Giorgi Andriadze | Deputy Chairperson of the Commission for Learning Christian Theology and History of Religion at the Georgian Academy of Sciences | Initiative Group of Voters |
| 58 | Kakhaber Chichinadze | Entrepreneur | Initiative Group of Voters |
| 62 | Vladimer Nonikashvili | Director of Publishing House Paragraph | Initiative Group of Voters |
| 65 | Teimuraz Shashiashvili | Unemployed | Initiative Group of Voters |

### Withdrawn
#### Democratic Movement

* Nino Burjanadze, Georgian politician and lawyer who served as Chairman of Parliament of Georgia (2001-2008). She has served as the acting President of Georgia twice. She backed out of the election on 8 September.

### Declined
#### Independent

* Giorgi Margvelashvili, incumbent president, officially refused to take part in the election in late August.

## Opinion polls

From 2018 :
| Pollster | Date | Bakradze EG | Vashadze UNM | Zourabichvili Independent | Natelashvili Labour | Usupashvili DM | Japaridze Girchi | Burjanadze DMUG | TBD APG | Margvelashvili Independent | Elisashvili Independent | Kukava FG | Bregadze GM | None of the Above |
| EXIT POLLS: BCG | 28.10.18 | 17% | 37% | 34% | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EXIT POLLS: Psychoportrait | 28.10.18 | 9% | 28% | 52% | 2% | 2% | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EXIT POLLS: Edison Research | 28.10.18 | 10% | 40% | 40% | 3% | 2% | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Election day (28 October) |||||||||||||||
| BCG | 20.10.18-24.10.18 | 30% | 27% | 33% | 4% | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edison Research | 15.10.18-24.10.18 | 16% | 37% | 32% | 6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% |
| IPN, Ambebi.ge, Kvirispalitra.ge | 24.10.18 | 5% | 27% | 31% | 3% | 11% | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18% |
| Edison Research | 25.09.18-4.10.18 | 15% | 31% | 16% | 7% | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21% |
| BCG | 15–22 September 2018 | 29% | 28% | 21% | 10% | 6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6% |
| Edison Research | 3–23 September 2018 | 18% | 22% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32% |
| Primary | August–September 2018 | 18.9% | 43.9% | 8.8% | 5.7% | 2.1% | - | - | - | - | 3.9% | 8% | - | - |
| Newposts | August 2018 | 15% | 25% | 12% | 4% | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33% |
| Allnews | 2 August 2018 | 5% | 18% | 19% | - | - | - | 8% | - | 6% | 10% | - | - | 30% |
| Metronome | August 2018 | 5% | 37% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 27% | 3% | - | 2% | 2% | - | - | 8% |
| NDI | 23.06.18 —08.07.18 | 6% | 10% | 12% | 4% | - | - | - | - | 6% | - | - | - | - |
| IRI | 01.04.18 —22.04.18 | 16% | 8% | 17% | 1% | - | - | - | 3% | 10% | - | - | - | - |

### Second round

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Vashadze UNM | Zourabichvili Independent | Undecided |
| EXIT POLLS: Gallup International | 28.11.18 | 43% | 57% | - |
| EXIT POLLS: Edison Research | 28.11.18 | 45% | 55% | - |
| Second round (28 November) |||||
| Edison Research | 12–18 November 2018 | 52% | 48% | - |
| Pollitic | 18–25 November 2018 | 70% | 30% | - |
| Gallup International | 16–18 November 2018 | 48% | 52% | - |
| Edison Research | 1–9 November 2018 | 41% | 36% | 23% |
| First round (28 October) |||||
| BCG | 20–24 October 2018 | 39% | 27% | - |
| Edison Research | 15–24 October 2018 | 44% | 29% | 27% |
| BCG | 15–22 September 2018 | 40% | 19% | 40% |
| Edison Research | 14–23 September 2018 | 50% | 24% | 26% |

### Approval ratings

| Date | Pollster | Sample size |
| Apr 2018 | IRI | 1,500 |
| March 2018 | NDI | 2,194 |
Giorgi Kvirikashvili :
| | | N/O |
| 41 | 52 | 7 |
| 25 | 16 | 58 |
David Bakradze :
| | | N/O |
| 53 | 40 | 7 |
| 34 | 18 | 47 |
Grigol Vashadze :
| | | N/O |
| 32 | 52 | 16 |
| 15 | 21 | 64 |
Giorgi Margvelashvili :
| | | N/O |
| 52 | 42 | 6 |
| 26 | 18 | 57 |
Shalva Natelashvili :
| | | N/O |
| 34 | 58 | 8 |
Nino Burjanadze :
| | | N/O |
| 23 | 73 | 4 |

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Salomé Zourabichvili | Independent (Georgian Dream) | 615,572 | 38.64 | 1,147,701 | 59.52 |
| | Grigol Vashadze | United National Movement | 601,224 | 37.74 | 780,680 | 40.48 |
| | Davit Bakradze | European Georgia | 174,849 | 10.97 | | |
| | Shalva Natelashvili | Georgian Labour Party | 59,651 | 3.74 | | |
| | David Usupashvili | Development Movement | 36,037 | 2.26 | | |
| | Zurab Japaridze | Girchi | 36,034 | 2.26 | | |
| | Kakha Kukava | Free Georgia | 21,186 | 1.33 | | |
| | Giorgi Andriadze | Independent | 13,133 | 0.82 | | |
| | Teimuraz Shashiashvili | Independent | 9,481 | 0.60 | | |
| | Tamar Tskhoragauli | Tavisupleba | 4,004 | 0.25 | | |
| | Besarion Tediashvili | Independent | 3,713 | 0.23 | | |
| | Mikheil Saluashvili | Union for the Restoration of Justice | 2,970 | 0.19 | | |
| | Levan Chkheidze | New Christian Democrats | 2,895 | 0.18 | | |
| | Akaki Asatiani | Union of Georgian Traditionalists | 1,994 | 0.13 | | |
| | Vakhtang Gabunia | Christian-Democratic Movement | 1,958 | 0.12 | | |
| | Gela Khutsishvili | Georgian Veterans' and Patriots' Political Movement | 1,623 | 0.10 | | |
| | Kakhaber Chichinadze | Independent | 1,418 | 0.09 | | |
| | Mikheil Antadze | State for the People | 1,074 | 0.07 | | |
| | Giorgi Liluashvili | Georgia Party | 892 | 0.06 | | |
| | Zviad Mekhatishvili | Georgian Christian-Conservative Party | 713 | 0.04 | | |
| | Otar Meunargia | Industry Will Save Georgia | 664 | 0.04 | | |
| | Vladimer Nonikashvili | Independent | 633 | 0.04 | | |
| | Irakli Gorgadze | Movement for a Free Georgia | 531 | 0.03 | | |
| | Zviad Baghdavadze | Citizen Platform–New Georgia | 477 | 0.03 | | |
| | Zviad Iashvili | National Democratic Party | 444 | 0.03 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,593,170 | 100.00 | 1,928,381 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,593,170 | 96.73 | 1,928,381 | 96.99 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 53,847 | 3.27 | 59,778 | 3.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,647,017 | 100.00 | 1,988,159 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,518,877 | 46.81 | 3,528,658 | 56.34 |
| Source: CEC, CEC |||||||

### By territory

| Territory | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Territory | Turnout | Zourabichvili | Vashadze | Bakradze | Natelashvili | Usupashvili | Japaridze | Others | Lead | Turnout | Zourabichvili | Vashadze | Lead |
| Mtatsminda | 50.59 | 37.62 | 31.32 | 7.95 | 2.98 | 6.49 | 7.14 | 6.50 | 6.30 | 60.93 | 64.34 | 35.66 | 28.68 |
| Vake | 51.98 | 37.15 | 29.38 | 6.68 | 2.88 | 8.05 | 8.57 | 7.29 | 7.77 | 63.41 | 66.05 | 33.95 | 32.10 |
| Saburtalo | 50.07 | 37.55 | 30.41 | 6.84 | 3.48 | 7.12 | 7.33 | 7.27 | 7.14 | 61.34 | 65.61 | 34.39 | 31.22 |
| Krtsanisi | 41.79 | 37.12 | 38.27 | 7.38 | 4.06 | 3.24 | 4.03 | 5.90 | 1.15 | 51.74 | 59.57 | 40.43 | 19.14 |
| Isani | 40.36 | 31.99 | 39.15 | 9.88 | 4.63 | 3.48 | 4.38 | 6.49 | 7.16 | 50.23 | 56.94 | 43.06 | 13.88 |
| Samgori | 40.93 | 29.89 | 41.95 | 9.11 | 5.63 | 2.96 | 4.00 | 6.46 | 12.06 | 51.41 | 56.41 | 43.59 | 12.82 |
| Chughureti | 46.28 | 38.99 | 33.56 | 7.28 | 4.27 | 4.34 | 5.36 | 6.20 | 5.43 | 55.82 | 63.37 | 36.63 | 26.74 |
| Didube | 50.81 | 38.58 | 30.96 | 6.53 | 3.70 | 5.64 | 6.97 | 7.62 | 7.62 | 60.63 | 64.98 | 35.02 | 29.96 |
| Nadzaladevi | 43.35 | 33.40 | 36.63 | 7.81 | 5.60 | 3.91 | 5.13 | 7.52 | 3.23 | 54.82 | 61.74 | 38.26 | 23.48 |
| Gldani | 42.98 | 29.84 | 40.23 | 9.38 | 5.86 | 3.37 | 4.57 | 6.75 | 10.39 | 52.84 | 56.74 | 43.26 | 13.48 |
| Sagarejo | 39.72 | 40.27 | 36.66 | 12.09 | 4.31 | 1.14 | 0.64 | 4.89 | 3.61 | 49.30 | 62.49 | 37.51 | 24.98 |
| Gurjaani | 54.87 | 39.78 | 34.60 | 16.79 | 3.94 | 1.45 | 0.66 | 2.78 | 5.18 | 62.25 | 61.95 | 38.05 | 23.90 |
| Sighnaghi | 48.61 | 39.95 | 37.49 | 11.16 | 4.22 | 3.63 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 2.46 | 60.42 | 61.48 | 38.52 | 22.96 |
| Dedoplistskaro | 50.37 | 52.89 | 26.35 | 11.27 | 4.51 | 1.66 | 0.64 | 2.68 | 26.54 | 57.26 | 67.91 | 32.09 | 35.82 |
| Lagodekhi | 45.20 | 33.59 | 45.04 | 14.18 | 3.28 | 0.71 | 0.54 | 2.66 | 11.45 | 53.01 | 51.72 | 48.28 | 3.44 |
| Kvareli | 57.49 | 40.46 | 44.03 | 7.88 | 2.95 | 1.20 | 0.54 | 2.94 | 3.57 | 63.30 | 52.76 | 47.24 | 5.52 |
| Telavi | 52.03 | 32.79 | 50.12 | 7.60 | 4.38 | 1.41 | 0.96 | 2.74 | 17.33 | 58.79 | 48.81 | 51.19 | 2.38 |
| Akhmeta | 46.86 | 33.25 | 45.99 | 9.89 | 6.59 | 1.22 | 0.55 | 2.51 | 12.74 | 55.20 | 52.84 | 47.16 | 5.68 |
| Tianeti | 47.99 | 45.86 | 27.79 | 11.38 | 9.55 | 1.27 | 1.05 | 3.10 | 18.07 | 52.72 | 68.21 | 31.79 | 36.42 |
| Rustavi | 45.08 | 24.33 | 47.13 | 10.15 | 5.62 | 2.73 | 3.90 | 6.14 | 22.80 | 53.49 | 48.49 | 51.51 | 3.02 |
| Gardabani | 37.31 | 40.23 | 42.63 | 8.28 | 3.71 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 3.63 | 2.40 | 48.10 | 55.08 | 44.92 | 10.16 |
| Marneuli | 36.47 | 47.57 | 39.22 | 10.52 | 0.73 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 1.64 | 8.35 | 51.91 | 58.08 | 41.92 | 16.16 |
| Bolnisi | 44.45 | 59.18 | 31.45 | 4.95 | 1.44 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 2.32 | 27.73 | 46.31 | 64.12 | 35.88 | 28.24 |
| Dmanisi | 49.25 | 48.43 | 39.71 | 6.62 | 1.62 | 1.15 | 0.21 | 2.26 | 8.72 | 52.76 | 67.20 | 32.80 | 34.40 |
| Tsalka | 38.94 | 54.58 | 30.38 | 10.25 | 1.14 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 2.95 | 24.20 | 43.12 | 62.03 | 37.97 | 24.06 |
| Tetritskaro | 46.93 | 48.67 | 33.43 | 8.60 | 4.13 | 1.02 | 0.71 | 3.44 | 15.24 | 54.44 | 66.54 | 33.46 | 33.08 |
| Mtskheta | 49.92 | 36.34 | 41.34 | 9.63 | 6.41 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 3.61 | 5.00 | 61.97 | 58.87 | 41.13 | 17.74 |
| Dusheti | 41.70 | 42.36 | 29.68 | 8.48 | 13.31 | 1.39 | 0.83 | 3.95 | 12.68 | 52.29 | 68.73 | 31.27 | 37.46 |
| Kazbegi | 37.33 | 55.11 | 16.97 | 11.42 | 8.70 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 5.81 | 38.14 | 47.27 | 79.34 | 20.66 | 58.68 |
| Kaspi | 45.09 | 39.27 | 39.64 | 10.24 | 5.76 | 1.16 | 0.85 | 3.08 | 0.37 | 57.20 | 62.66 | 37.34 | 25.32 |
| Gori | 45.58 | 34.61 | 42.50 | 11.79 | 4.57 | 1.62 | 1.36 | 3.55 | 7.89 | 61.03 | 61.99 | 38.01 | 23.98 |
| Kareli | 47.33 | 35.16 | 42.00 | 13.50 | 4.64 | 0.97 | 0.52 | 3.21 | 6.84 | 60.12 | 58.19 | 41.81 | 16.38 |
| Khashuri | 44.15 | 33.13 | 43.22 | 10.78 | 6.07 | 1.66 | 1.34 | 3.80 | 10.09 | 56.91 | 60.65 | 39.35 | 21.30 |
| Borjomi | 49.70 | 50.16 | 27.99 | 10.40 | 4.89 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 4.23 | 22.17 | 57.34 | 69.52 | 30.48 | 39.04 |
| Akhaltsikhe | 55.39 | 45.59 | 28.32 | 20.40 | 2.22 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 2.26 | 17.27 | 61.70 | 55.92 | 44.08 | 11.84 |
| Adigeni | 60.53 | 47.49 | 27.08 | 20.96 | 1.97 | 0.58 | 0.34 | 1.58 | 20.41 | 67.34 | 58.61 | 41.39 | 17.22 |
| Aspindza | 63.05 | 56.86 | 20.44 | 17.12 | 2.35 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 2.34 | 36.42 | 67.76 | 64.95 | 35.05 | 29.90 |
| Akhalkalaki | 44.21 | 59.46 | 23.31 | 14.81 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 1.95 | 36.15 | 52.07 | 63.66 | 36.34 | 27.32 |
| Ninotsminda | 46.20 | 59.16 | 21.45 | 15.94 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 3.02 | 37.71 | 57.22 | 64.07 | 35.93 | 28.14 |
| Oni | 53.81 | 50.40 | 24.75 | 14.17 | 3.99 | 1.74 | 0.75 | 4.20 | 25.65 | 58.54 | 68.65 | 31.35 | 37.30 |
| Ambrolauri | 61.17 | 50.12 | 27.79 | 10.35 | 4.55 | 1.44 | 0.61 | 5.14 | 22.33 | 63.50 | 69.65 | 30.35 | 39.30 |
| Tsageri | 56.84 | 47.42 | 27.66 | 17.92 | 2.93 | 0.68 | 0.37 | 3.02 | 19.76 | 60.42 | 65.43 | 34.57 | 30.86 |
| Lentekhi | 50.80 | 57.53 | 17.47 | 15.36 | 3.92 | 1.87 | 0.48 | 3.37 | 40.06 | 50.66 | 77.08 | 22.92 | 54.16 |
| Mestia | 52.21 | 57.23 | 20.95 | 14.59 | 3.14 | 0.61 | 0.43 | 3.05 | 36.28 | 58.96 | 76.55 | 23.45 | 53.10 |
| Kharagauli | 60.39 | 47.56 | 30.89 | 13.58 | 2.55 | 1.88 | 0.44 | 3.10 | 16.67 | 67.24 | 64.46 | 35.54 | 28.92 |
| Terjola | 56.94 | 37.65 | 27.95 | 27.71 | 2.59 | 0.93 | 0.43 | 2.74 | 9.70 | 63.57 | 55.43 | 44.57 | 10.86 |
| Sachkhere | 50.54 | 77.08 | 10.28 | 6.27 | 2.14 | 1.05 | 0.71 | 2.47 | 66.80 | 64.46 | 91.78 | 8.22 | 83.56 |
| Zestaponi | 47.36 | 35.51 | 38.55 | 16.21 | 3.90 | 1.49 | 0.77 | 3.57 | 3.04 | 56.56 | 58.63 | 41.37 | 17.26 |
| Baghdati | 55.02 | 37.89 | 38.33 | 16.42 | 2.88 | 1.24 | 0.70 | 2.54 | 0.44 | 60.10 | 54.33 | 45.67 | 8.66 |
| Vani | 57.47 | 46.66 | 26.43 | 21.91 | 1.86 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 2.32 | 20.23 | 59.99 | 63.39 | 36.61 | 26.78 |
| Samtredia | 46.77 | 37.45 | 41.40 | 12.69 | 3.38 | 0.96 | 0.53 | 3.59 | 3.95 | 58.30 | 61.48 | 38.52 | 22.96 |
| Khoni | 60.50 | 42.13 | 23.95 | 27.71 | 2.24 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 2.84 | 14.42 | 65.18 | 57.86 | 42.14 | 15.72 |
| Chiatura | 41.25 | 43.63 | 31.15 | 14.71 | 4.29 | 1.68 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 12.48 | 51.08 | 68.70 | 31.30 | 37.40 |
| Tkibuli | 50.79 | 35.82 | 46.83 | 8.41 | 2.92 | 2.36 | 0.63 | 3.03 | 11.01 | 57.48 | 54.16 | 45.84 | 8.32 |
| Tskaltubo | 49.49 | 32.93 | 48.21 | 11.37 | 2.71 | 0.87 | 0.65 | 3.26 | 15.28 | 56.79 | 52.72 | 47.28 | 5.44 |
| Kutaisi | 41.67 | 28.70 | 47.03 | 10.36 | 3.11 | 1.50 | 2.09 | 7.21 | 18.33 | 49.83 | 51.29 | 48.71 | 2.58 |
| Ozurgeti | 52.78 | 44.21 | 31.98 | 13.50 | 3.85 | 1.61 | 0.77 | 4.08 | 12.23 | 59.26 | 64.39 | 35.61 | 28.78 |
| Lanchkhuti | 53.69 | 47.13 | 23.61 | 20.13 | 3.82 | 1.26 | 0.66 | 3.39 | 23.52 | 60.65 | 67.93 | 32.07 | 35.86 |
| Chokhatauri | 59.40 | 48.32 | 28.69 | 15.71 | 2.42 | 1.83 | 0.47 | 2.56 | 19.63 | 64.11 | 65.91 | 34.09 | 31.82 |
| Abasha | 55.55 | 41.64 | 41.54 | 10.61 | 2.42 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 2.86 | 0.10 | 64.26 | 59.62 | 40.38 | 19.24 |
| Senaki | 47.57 | 32.34 | 48.84 | 11.81 | 2.94 | 0.71 | 0.43 | 2.93 | 16.50 | 56.03 | 52.64 | 47.36 | 5.28 |
| Martvili | 52.35 | 36.17 | 45.32 | 13.61 | 1.66 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 2.60 | 9.15 | 61.22 | 52.43 | 47.57 | 4.86 |
| Khobi | 54.70 | 43.94 | 35.40 | 13.02 | 2.67 | 1.17 | 0.40 | 3.40 | 8.54 | 61.33 | 56.78 | 43.22 | 13.56 |
| Zugdidi | 40.39 | 33.91 | 49.41 | 11.03 | 2.08 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 2.49 | 15.50 | 47.98 | 50.47 | 49.53 | 0.94 |
| Tsalenjikha | 44.04 | 33.76 | 50.48 | 9.64 | 2.19 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 2.86 | 16.72 | 53.30 | 52.80 | 47.20 | 5.60 |
| Chkhorotsqu | 53.58 | 38.02 | 47.89 | 7.81 | 1.91 | 0.91 | 0.30 | 3.16 | 9.87 | 61.71 | 54.80 | 45.20 | 9.60 |
| Poti | 42.99 | 34.11 | 39.82 | 12.73 | 5.11 | 1.69 | 1.42 | 5.12 | 5.71 | 54.19 | 59.62 | 40.38 | 19.24 |
| Batumi | 44.38 | 33.88 | 44.82 | 8.58 | 3.93 | 2.59 | 2.08 | 4.12 | 10.94 | 55.84 | 55.73 | 44.27 | 11.46 |
| Keda | 64.74 | 50.61 | 30.31 | 13.60 | 2.16 | 0.85 | 0.28 | 2.19 | 20.30 | 72.72 | 62.22 | 37.78 | 24.44 |
| Kobuleti | 50.40 | 42.11 | 42.69 | 8.01 | 2.67 | 0.86 | 0.56 | 3.10 | 0.58 | 61.98 | 60.46 | 39.54 | 20.92 |
| Shuakhevi | 56.96 | 47.02 | 35.12 | 12.69 | 1.52 | 1.29 | 0.22 | 2.14 | 11.90 | 61.41 | 58.80 | 41.20 | 17.60 |
| Khelvachauri | 48.75 | 40.51 | 40.10 | 10.75 | 3.77 | 1.82 | 0.64 | 2.41 | 0.41 | 60.85 | 60.02 | 39.98 | 20.04 |
| Khulo | 53.96 | 49.62 | 29.71 | 16.76 | 1.49 | 0.81 | 0.20 | 1.41 | 19.91 | 57.39 | 57.22 | 42.78 | 14.44 |
| Abroad | N/A | 22.49 | 52.27 | 6.92 | 3.14 | 4.92 | 5.70 | 4.56 | 29.78 | N/A | 35.76 | 64.24 | 28.48 |
| Source: CEC CEC CEC CEC ||||||||||||||

## Reactions

International observers assessed the elections as competitive and free, stressing that "one side enjoyed an undue advantage and the negative character of the campaign on both sides undermined the process", while the misuse of administrative resources "blurred the line between party and state". However, Transparency International, based on information from a state agency employee, alleged that state agencies were publishing fake identity cards to allow Zourabichvili supporters to cast multiple ballots in the election. According to the plan, five fake IDs were published per individual, and "trustworthy" officials of agencies were vested with the duty of conducting such action.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe stated that the elections were "competitive and professionally administered", but noted concerns about a "substantial imbalance in donations", "excessively high spending limits", and a "lack of analytical reporting" as contributing factors to creating an unlevel playing field.
On 29 November, the day after the run-off results were released, the United National Movement leader-in-exile Mikheil Saakashvili encouraged supporters not to accept the election results and to hold demonstrations against the newly elected president. He also called for civil disobedience toward the police and armed forces.