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 votes
50.70%
second round
Carlo Schmid
SPD · 385 votes
37.20%
second round
Max Becker
FDP · 104 votes
9.50%
second round