1981 Honduran general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Honduras

| flag_year = 1949

| previous_election = 1971 Honduran general election

| previous_year = 1971

| next_election = 1985 Honduran general election

| next_year = 1985

| election_date = 29 November 1981

| turnout = 78.54% ({{increase}} 11.00pp)

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Presidential election

| type = presidential

| image1 = Roberto Suazo Cordova.jpg

| nominee1 = Roberto Suazo Córdova

| party1 = Liberal Party of Honduras

| popular_vote1 = 636,437

| percentage1 = 53.93%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Ricardo Zuñiga

| party2 = National Party of Honduras

| popular_vote2 = 491,089

| percentage2 = 41.61%

| map_image = {{switcher|File:Mapa Electoral de Honduras 1981.svg|Results by department| File:Honduras 1981 Municipios.svg|Results by municipality|default=1}}

| map_size =

| map_caption = Córdova: {{legend0|#de8787|40–50%}} {{legend0|#d35f5f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#c83737|60–70%}} {{legend0|#a02c2c|70–80%}} {{legend0|#782121|80–90%}}
Zuñiga: {{legend0|#87aade|40–50%}} {{legend0|#5f8dd3|50–60%}} {{legend0|#3771c8|60–70%}}
{{legend0|#2c5aa0|70–80%}} {{legend0|#214478|80–90%}}

| title = President

| before_election = Policarpo Paz García

| before_party = Military

| after_election = Roberto Suazo Córdova

| after_party = Liberal Party of Honduras

}}}}{{Politics of Honduras}}

General elections were held in Honduras on 29 November 1981.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} Each voter had a single vote to cast for a presidential candidate, with seats in the National Congress divided based on the share of the vote their presidential candidate had won. The result was a victory for Roberto Suazo Córdova of the Liberal Party, who received 54% of the vote. Voter turnout was 79%.Nohlen, p408