1998 Budapest mayoral election

1998 Budapest mayoral election

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Turnout43.69%
 
Candidate Gábor Demszky János Latorcai
Party SZDSZ Fidesz
Alliance Fidesz-FKgP-MDF-MDNP
Vote 373 969 250 335
Percentage 58.22% 38.97%

Mayor before election

Gábor Demszky
SZDSZ

Elected Mayor

Gábor Demszky
SZDSZ

The 1998 Budapest mayoral election was held on 18 October 1998 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.

The election was won by two-time incumbent, Gábor Demszky.

Results

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1998 Budapest mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SZDSZ Gábor Demszky 373 969 58.22% +21.94%
Fidesz János Latorcai 250 335 38.97% +10.54%
Workers' Party Pál Kollát 18 008 2.80% +0.65%
Total votes 642 312 100.0%

References

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  1. ^ "Végleges adatok Budapest főváros főpolgármester választás eredményéről(Jegyzőkönyvi adatok)" [Final data on the result of the election of the mayor of Budapest (record data)] (in Hungarian). Static.valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2022-09-21.