1996 Romanian Presidential Election
3 November 1996 · The directly elected presidency · two-round vote
Emil Constantinescu won in the runoff with 54.41% against Ion Iliescu on 45.59%. Turnout 76.0%.
President before
Ion Iliescu
Independent
Elected President
Emil Constantinescu
CDR
Winning share
54.4%
second round
Turnout
76.0%
The result
| Emil Constantinescu | Romanian Democratic Convention | 3,569,941 | 28.21% | 7,057,906 | 54.41% |
| Ion Iliescu | Party of Social Democracy in Romania | 4,081,093 | 32.25% | 5,914,579 | 45.59% |
| Petre Roman | Democratic Party | 2,598,545 | 20.54% | — | — |
| György Frunda | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 761,411 | 6.02% | — | — |
| Corneliu Vadim Tudor | Greater Romania Party | 597,508 | 4.72% | — | — |
| Gheorghe Funar | Romanian National Unity Party | 407,828 | 3.22% | — | — |
| Tudor Mohora | Socialist Party | 160,387 | 1.27% | — | — |
| Nicolae Manolescu | National Liberal Alliance | 90,122 | 0.71% | — | — |
| Adrian Păunescu | Socialist Party of Labour | 87,163 | 0.69% | — | — |
| Ion Pop de Popa | Humanist Party | 59,752 | 0.47% | — | — |
| George Muntean | Independent | 54,218 | 0.43% | — | — |
| Radu Câmpeanu | National Liberal Ecologist Alliance | 43,780 | 0.35% | — | — |
| Nuțu Anghelina | Independent | 43,319 | 0.34% | — | — |
| Constantin Mudava | Independent | 39,477 | 0.31% | — | — |
| Constantin Niculescu | National Party of Drivers | 30,045 | 0.24% | — | — |
| Nicolae Militaru | Independent | 28,318 | 0.22% | — | — |