1998 Budapest mayoral election

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1998 Budapest mayoral election

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Turnout	43.69%
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

1998 Budapest mayoral election

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%'
	SZDSZ hold

References

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.