[1][2][3][4] Incumbent President Luis Abinader won re-election to a second term with a majority of the vote in the first round, eliminating the need for a runoff.

[9] [10] Among notable issues during the campaign was the effects of the political unrest in Haiti and increased migration from the latter country.

During a debate, President Abinader pledged to continue the deportation of illegal immigrants and finish construction of a wall along the border with Haiti.

[11] Preliminary results showed that Abinader had won outright re-election in the first round with around 60% of the vote, while his Modern Revolutionary Party was expected to win a supermajority in the Congress of the Dominican Republic.

[9] Re-elected President Abinader, after obtaining a supermajority in both houses, announced a constitutional reform.