Its presidential candidate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won the Presidency on the first round, obtaining 45.29% of the total votes, some 22% ahead of her nearest challenger (Elisa Carrió for the Civic Coalition alliance), this being the widest margin any candidate had got on any modern election held in Argentina at that time.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won the Argentinian presidency on the first round with a large majority, securing 45.29% of the vote, significantly ahead of her closest rival (Elisa Carrió from the Civic Coalition alliance), which was the largest margin ever seen in a modern election in Argentina.