1992 Austrian presidential election

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.

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)

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Results
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Rudolf StreicherSocial Democratic Party of Austria1,888,59940.661,915,38043.11
Thomas KlestilIndependent (ÖVP)1,728,23437.202,528,00656.89
Heide SchmidtFreedom Party of Austria761,39016.39
Robert JungkGreen Party266,9545.75
Total4,645,177100.004,443,386100.00
Valid votes4,645,17797.004,443,38696.74
Invalid/blank votes143,7173.00149,5463.26
Total votes4,788,894100.004,592,932100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,676,90384.365,676,90380.91
Source: Ministry of Interior

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 Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

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 Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

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