1992 Austrian presidential election

1992 Austrian presidential election

26 April 1992 (first round) 24 May 1992 (second round)

Nominee Thomas Klestil Rudolf Streicher Party Independent (ÖVP) SPÖ 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)

Results by state

  Thomas Klestil

  Rudolf Streicher

  Heide Schmidt

  Robert Jungk

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 26 April 1992, with a second round held on 24 May 1992 after no candidate won a majority in the first round. Incumbent president Kurt Waldheim did not seek reelection as he had not gained acceptance in the international community. The strongest party at that time, the 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.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Rudolf Streicher	Social Democratic Party of Austria	1,888,599	40.66	1,915,380	43.11
	Thomas Klestil	Independent (ÖVP)	1,728,234	37.20	2,528,006	56.89
	Heide Schmidt	Freedom Party of Austria	761,390	16.39
	Robert Jungk	Green Party	266,954	5.75
Total			4,645,177	100.00	4,443,386	100.00
Valid votes			4,645,177	97.00	4,443,386	96.74
Invalid/blank votes			143,717	3.00	149,546	3.26
Total votes			4,788,894	100.00	4,592,932	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,676,903	84.36	5,676,903	80.91
Source: Ministry of Interior

Results by state

First round

State	Rudolf Streicher	Thomas Klestil	Heide Schmidt	Robert Jungk	Electorate	Votes	Valid votes	Invalid votes
Burgenland	90,054	71,678	21,445	4,923	207,835	192,453	188,100	4,353
Lower Austria	386,625	408,172	119,741	36,325	1,089,930	975,270	950,863	24,410
Wien	353,403	239,388	109,593	64,564	1,129,365	782,192	766,948	15,244
Kärnten	149,860	84,771	102,424	13,236	411,862	363,192	350,291	12,901
Steiermark	325,276	277,035	138,167	36,259	890,544	809,965	776,737	33,228
Upper Austria	310,130	292,000	117,235	43,602	952,581	781,316	762,967	18,349
Salzburg	92,084	97,786	49,028	20,413	338,378	266,449	259,311	7,138
Tirol	118,811	165,314	61,895	25,776	441,894	388,706	371,796	16,910
Vorarlberg	50,855	80,676	37,794	18,549	214,514	198,681	187,874	10,807
Source: European Election Database Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

Second round

State	Thomas Klestil	Rudolf Streicher	Electorate	Votes	Valid votes	Invalid votes
Burgenland	97,021	94,162	207,835	195,365	191,183	4,182
Lower Austria	547,575	390,786	1,089,930	961,465	938,361	23,104
Wien	345,561	339,297	1,129,365	699,697	684,858	14,839
Kärnten	181,398	157,704	411,862	353,801	339,102	14,699
Steiermark	419,516	334,744	890,544	790,280	754,260	36,020
Upper Austria	414,159	315,767	952,581	749,071	729,926	19,145
Salzburg	144,453	93,779	338,378	244,483	238,232	6,251
Tirol	234,347	117,644	441,894	369,721	351,991	17,730
Vorarlberg	121,286	57,544	214,514	191,898	178,830	13,068
Source: European Election Database Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine