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

—

The result

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Roman Herzog

CDU/CSU · 604 votes

52.60%

second round

Johannes Rau

SPD · 505 votes

45.70%

second round

Hildegard Hamm-Brücher

FDP · 132 votes

9.50%

second round

Jens Reich

Alliance '90/The Greens · 62 votes

4.70%

first round

Hans Hirzel

The Republicans · 12 votes

0.80%

second round


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%