1959 German Presidential Election

1 July 1959 · The Bonn republic · two-round vote

Heinrich Lübke was elected on the second ballot with 536 electoral votes. An absolute majority is needed on the first two ballots; a plurality is enough on the third.

President before

Theodor Heuss

FDP

Elected President

Heinrich Lübke

CDU

Winning share

50.7%

second round

Turnout

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The result


Heinrich Lübke	CDU/CSU, DP	517	49.80%	536	50.70%
Carlo Schmid	SPD	385	37.10%	386	37.20%
Max Becker	FDP	104	10.00%	99	9.50%