On May 19, Iranians living in the United States overwhelmingly voted for President Hassan Rouhani. Some 96 percent of the 30,039 voters supported him. More than 50 polling stations were set up across the country. Iranians in the Washington D.C. area cast their votes at the Iranian Interests Section at the Pakistani Embassy. No polling stations were set up in Canada, so some Iranians traveled to Washington, New York or other states near the border to vote.
Hassan Rouhani: 28,840 votes
Ebrahim Raisi: 1,043 votes
Mostafa Mir-Salim: 118 votes
Mostafa Hashemitaba: 38 votes
The map below was produced by Mehdi Noori on Tableau using data from the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The number of voters increased by five times compared to the last election, according to Mehr News Agency.
Iranians casting votes in presidential election in Washington DC.#Iran #IranElections2017 pic.twitter.com/qxsTrsZHG5
— Abas Aslani (@AbasAslani) May 19, 2017
An Iranian voter in Cambridge MA, one of 55 places where Iranians can vote in the US today. #iranelections2017 pic.twitter.com/a2FzXSMA9U
— Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) May 19, 2017
In Ann Arbor, Michigan young Iranians vote for Iran's 12th Presidential election today. pic.twitter.com/JmPGj3fmBR
— Negar نگار (@NegarMortazavi) May 20, 2017
The line in San Jose, California was particularly long.
این حسینهی ارشاد نیست، محل رأیگیری در شهر سن خوزهی کالیفرنیاست. pic.twitter.com/0EVHxqBAZu
— Alireza Taba (@alirezat) May 19, 2017
Hardline Afsaran shares pic of ultra-conservative Iran Election candidate Raisi supporter in front of Trump Tower. #Iran #IranElection2017 pic.twitter.com/zSNJFPqtbY
— Hanif Zarrabi-K. (@hanifzk) May 19, 2017
Why these Iranian-Canadians had to travel to Buffalo to vote in the Iran election https://t.co/xSCXaKL6XO pic.twitter.com/RnwHiAfRtG
— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) May 20, 2017