Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins snap presidential election Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, receiving over 16 million votes compared to Jalili's 13 million, the interior ministry announced on Saturday. The election was called early following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi, and took place amidst heightened regional tensions and domestic discontent.