1992 Austrian presidential election

In the Austrian presidential election of 1992, incumbent Kurt Waldheim did not seek reelection, since he did not gain acceptance in the international community.

1992 Austrian presidential election
26 April 1992 (First Round)
24 May 1992 (Second Round)
 
Nominee Thomas Klestil Rudolf Streicher
Party Independent
(ÖVP)		 SPÖ
Home state Vienna Lower Austria
Popular vote 2,528,006 1,915,380
Percentage 56.89% 43.11%
President before election

Kurt Waldheim
Independent
(ÖVP)

 Elected President

Thomas Klestil
Independent
(ÖVP)

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  Thomas Klestil
  Rudolf Streicher
  Heide Schmidt
  Robert Jungk

The strongest party at that time, the Austrian Social Democratic Party, proposed the current minister of traffic and nationalized industries, Rudolf Streicher, for the office, while the Austrian People's Party put up career diplomat Thomas Klestil. Streicher won the first ballot by a small margin, but did not obtain the necessary majority of votes to avoid a second round. However, with the candidates of the smaller parties out in the second ballot, and after a recommendation by Jörg Haider to vote for Klestil, the latter won the second round by an unexpectedly wide margin.

Election results
 Summary of the 26 April and 24 May 1992 Austrian presidential election results
Candidates and affiliated parties 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Thomas Klestil Non-partisan † 1,728,234 37.2% 2,528,006 56.9%
Rudolf Streicher Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,888,599 40.7% 1,915,380 43.1%
Heide Schmidt Freedom Party of Austria 761,390 16.4%
Robert Jungk Green Party 266,954 5.7%
Total 4,645,177 100% 4,443,386 100%
Valid votes4,645,17797%4,443,38696.7%
Spoilt and null votes143,7173%149,5463.3%
Votes cast / turnout4,789,89484.4%4,592,93280.9%
Electorate5,676,9035,676,903
† endorsed by Austrian People's Party
Source: Austrian ministry of Interior, detailed Results

First round
State Rudolf Streicher Thomas Klestil Heide Schmidt Robert Jungk Electorate Votes Valid votes Invalid votes
Burgenland90,05471,67821,4454,923207,835192,453188,1004,353
Lower Austria386,625408,172119,74136,3251,089,930975,270950,86324,410
Wien353,403239,388109,59364,5641,129,365782,192766,94815,244
Kärnten149,86084,771102,42413,236411,862363,192350,29112,901
Steiermark325,276277,035138,16736,259890,544809,965776,73733,228
Upper Austria310,130292,000117,23543,602952,581781,316762,96718,349
Salzburg92,08497,78649,02820,413338,378266,449259,3117,138
Tirol118,811165,31461,89525,776441,894388,706371,79616,910
Vorarlberg50,85580,67637,79418,549214,514198,681187,87410,807
Source: European Election Database

Second round
State Thomas Klestil Rudolf Streicher Electorate Votes Valid votes Invalid votes
Burgenland97,02194,162207,835195,365191,1834,182
Lower Austria547,575390,7861,089,930961,465938,36123,104
Wien345,561339,2971,129,365699,697684,85814,839
Kärnten181,398157,704411,862353,801339,10214,699
Steiermark419,516334,744890,544790,280754,26036,020
Upper Austria414,159315,767952,581749,071729,92619,145
Salzburg144,45393,779338,378244,483238,2326,251
Tirol234,347117,644441,894369,721351,99117,730
Vorarlberg121,28657,544214,514191,898178,83013,068
Source: European Election Database

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