1992 Austrian presidential election

none Austria state presidential 1986 Austrian presidential election 1986 1998 Austrian presidential election 1998 26 April 1992 (first round)24 May 1992 (second round) Thomas Klestil 1 (cropped).jpg Thomas Klestil Independent (ÖVP) 000000 2,528,006 56.89% Rudolf Streicher 2011 (cropped).jpg Rudolf Streicher Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,915,380 43.11% 300px Second round 300px First round President Kurt Waldheim Independent (ÖVP) Thomas Klestil Independent (ÖVP) right|thumb|400px|Results by state black Thomas Klestil red Rudolf Streicher blue Heide Schmidt #4AFF00 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 Rudolf Streicher Social Democratic Party of Austria 1888599 1915380 Thomas Klestil Independent (ÖVP) 1728234 2528006 Heide Schmidt Freedom Party of Austria 761390 Robert Jungk Green Party 266954 143717 149546 5676903 5676903 Ministry of Interior Results by state First round StateRudolf Streicher Thomas KlestilHeide Schmidt Robert Jungk ElectorateVotesValid votes Invalid votes Burgenland90,054 71,678 21,445 4,923 207,835 192,453 188,100 4,353Lower Austria386,625 408,172 119,741 36,325 1,089,930 975,270 950,863 24,410Wien353,403 239,388 109,593 64,564 1,129,365 782,192 766,948 15,244Kärnten149,860 84,771 102,424 13,236 411,862 363,192 350,291 12,901Steiermark325,276 277,035 138,167 36,259 890,544 809,965 776,737 33,228Upper Austria310,130 292,000 117,235 43,602 952,581 781,316 762,967 18,349Salzburg92,084 97,786 49,028 20,413 338,378 266,449 259,311 7,138Tirol118,811 165,314 61,895 25,776 441,894 388,706 371,796 16,910Vorarlberg50,855 80,676 37,794 18,549 214,514 198,681 187,874 10,807 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 2021-06-24 Second round StateThomas KlestilRudolf Streicher ElectorateVotesValid votes Invalid votes Burgenland97,02194,162207,835195,365191,1834,182Lower Austria547,575390,7861,089,930961,465938,36123,104Wien345,561339,2971,129,365699,697684,85814,839Kärnten181,398157,704411,862353,801339,10214,699Steiermark419,516334,744890,544790,280754,26036,020Upper Austria414,159315,767952,581749,071729,92619,145Salzburg144,45393,779338,378244,483238,2326,251Tirol234,347117,644441,894369,721351,99117,730Vorarlberg121,28657,544214,514191,898178,83013,068 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 2021-06-24 References Austria President Category:Presidential elections in Austria Austria Austria