1998 Bavarian state election

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All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	12,186,909 (69.8%) 2.0%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Edmund Stoiber Renate Schmidt Jerzy Montag Party CSU SPD Greens Last election 120 seats, 52.8% 70 seats, 30.0% 14 seats, 6.1% Seats won 123 67 14 Seat change 3 3 0 Popular vote 6,447,764 3,501,900 692,456 Percentage 52.9% 28.7% 5.7% Swing 0.1% 1.3% 0.4%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election Edmund Stoiber CSU Elected Minister-President Edmund Stoiber CSU

The 1998 Bavarian state election was held on 13 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Edmund Stoiber retained its majority with minor gains, while the opposition took minor losses. The largest change in the election was the rise in popularity of the Free Voters of Bavaria, who won 3.7% of the vote, but failed to win any seats.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Landtag of Bavaria.

Opinion polling

Election result

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Christian Social Union (CSU)	6,447,764	52.91	+0.8	123	+3
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	3,501,900	28.73	-1.3	67	-3
	Alliance 90/The Greens Grüne)	692,456	5.68	-0.4	14	±0
	Free Voters of Bavaria (FW)	446,115	3.66	+3.6	0	±0
	The Republicans (REP)	438,144	3.60	-0.3	0	±0
	Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)	217,840	1.79	-0.3	0	±0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	201,788	1.66	-1.1	0	±0
	Others	240,902	1.98	-0.4	0	±0
Total		12,186,909	100.00	–	204	–