The incumbent got 23,103 votes in Kildare North
The official result of Kildare North is as follows:
Electorate 86,305
Total Poll 38,133
Invalid 444
Total Valid Poll 37,689
Peter Casey 7,210
Gavin Duffy 844
Joan Freeman 2,751
Sean Gallagher 2,258
Michael D Higgins 23,103
Liadh Ni Riada 1,523
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