Electoral authorities did not provide detailed vote counts on election night, which was unlike previous elections.

However, the opposition coalition compiled tally records from 80 percent of the nation's electronic voting machines and published them online. The voting records indicated that the former diplomat won the election with twice as many votes as Maduro, according to Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

The Maduro regime then issued an arrest warrant for Gonzalez in connection with an investigation into the publication of the tally sheets.