Early presidential elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 1 September 1997 after President Robert Kocharyan was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia. The result was a victory for independent candidate Arkadi Ghukasyan, who received 89% of the vote.[1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Arkadi Ghukasyan | Independent | 65,933 | 89.31 |
| Arthur Tovmasyan | Independent | 3,953 | 5.35 |
| Boris Arushanyan | Independent | 3,936 | 5.33 |
| Total | 73,822 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 73,822 | 96.81 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,435 | 3.19 |
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| Total votes | 76,257 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 90,137 | 84.60 |
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| Source: CEC |
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