1984 German Presidential Election

23 May 1984 · The Bonn republic

Richard von Weizsäcker was elected on the first ballot with 832 electoral votes.

President before

Karl Carstens

CDU

Elected President

Richard von Weizsäcker

CDU

Winning share

80.0%

Turnout

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The result

Richard von Weizsäcker
CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP · 832 votes
80.00%
share
Luise Rinser
The Greens · 68 votes
6.50%
share