Catherine Connolly Wins Irish Presidency With 63% of the Vote

Overview

• Election officials declared Connolly the winner on Saturday following Friday’s nationwide vote.
• She secured just over 63% of ballots to Heather Humphreys’s 29.5%, according to the reported tally.
• Humphreys conceded and praised her opponent, and Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris also offered congratulations.
• Participation fell below the 44% seen in 2018, with local estimates near 38% in Dublin and reports of numerous spoiled votes.
• The two-woman contest, the first since 1990, makes Connolly the country’s third female president and followed complaints over the absence of a right‑of‑centre candidate that prompted calls to spoil ballots.