. Former President Leonel Feernández, who served three previous terms, was also on the ballot, along with three minor parties.
The spreading coronavirus prompted officials to delay the election, which had originally been scheduled for May. It went ahead Sunday even though the Health Ministry on Saturday reported the highest daily count of new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,241. The country of some 10.5 million people has reported 794 deaths from the disease.
If no candidate tops 50 per cent of the vote, a runoff would be held on July 26. The new president takes office on Aug. 16.
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