In what turned out to be a controversial campaign, Renaghan overcame Co Cavan dairy and beef farmer James Speares.
The final result was Nigel Renaghan 1,111 votes to James Speares' 787.
The Ulster/north Leinster constituency in the IFA covers counties Donegal, Longford, Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Westmeath and Louth.
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A formal declaration Nigel Renaghan wins by 1111 to 787. He took every county bar James Speares home county of Cavan. It's a bigger margin than anyone was predicting.
— Pat O Toole (@potooleifj) December 15, 2017
The full breakdown
The following is the result from each of the counties.
Renaghan will take up the role following the IFA’s AGM in 2018.
More to follow.
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