1999 German Presidential Election
23 May 1999 · The Berlin republic · two-round vote
Johannes Rau was elected on the second ballot with 690 electoral votes. An absolute majority is needed on the first two ballots; a plurality is enough on the third.
President before
Roman Herzog
CDU
Elected President
Johannes Rau
SPD
Winning share
51.6%
second round
Turnout
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The result
Johannes Rau
SPD, Greens · 657 votes
51.60%
second round
Dagmar Schipanski
CDU/CSU · 588 votes
42.80%
second round
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
Independent (endorsed by PDS) · 69 votes
4.60%
second round