1998 Bavarian state election

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. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result Votes (%) Seats CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria Christian democracy Edmund Stoiber 52.8% SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Renate Schmidt 30.0% Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics Jerzy Montag 6.1%

Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CSU SPD Grüne REP FDP FW Others Lead 1998 state election 13 Sep 1998 – 52.9 28.7 5.7 3.6 1.7 3.7 3.7 24.2 Forsa ? ? 49 34 5 4 2 3 3 15 Polis 27 Aug–1 Sep 1998 1,010 50 33 6 3 3 3 2 17 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 24–26 Aug 1998 979 51 32 5 4 2 4 3 19 Infratest dimap 21–26 Aug 1998 1,000 50 32 5 2 3 4 4 18 Forsa ? ? 47 35 5 – 3 – 10 12 INRA 1998 ? 46 35 ? ? ? ? ? 11 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 15–19 May 1998 1,011 46 34 5 4 3 2 6 12 INRA 1998 1,000 46 36 5 3 3 3 ? 10 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 16–18 Feb 1998 1,009 46 32 7 5 3 3 4 14 Forsa 31 Aug 1997 ~1,000 47 33 ? ? ? 3 ? 14 1994 state election 25 Sep 1994 – 52.8 30.0 6.1 3.9 2.8 0.1 4.3 22.8

Election result

Notes

Sources The Federal Returning Officer