1994 German Presidential Election
23 May 1994 · The Berlin republic · two-round vote
Roman Herzog was elected on the third ballot with 696 electoral votes. An absolute majority is needed on the first two ballots; a plurality is enough on the third.
President before
Richard von Weizsäcker
CDU
Elected President
Roman Herzog
CDU
Winning share
52.6%
second round
Turnout
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The result
| Roman Herzog | CDU/CSU | 604 | 45.60% | 696 | 52.60% |
| Johannes Rau | SPD | 505 | 38.10% | 605 | 45.70% |
| Hildegard Hamm-Brücher | FDP | 132 | 10.00% | 126 | 9.50% |
| Jens Reich | Alliance '90/The Greens | 62 | 4.70% | — | — |
| Hans Hirzel | The Republicans | 12 | 0.90% | 11 | 0.80% |