1999 German presidential election

An indirect presidential election (officially the 11th Federal Convention) saw the former Social democrat Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia defeat Christian democrat Dagmar Schipanski and the nonpartisan academic Uta Ranke-Heinemann, who had been endorsed by the Party of Democratic Socialism.

1999 German presidential election
23 May 1999
 
Nominee Johannes Rau Dagmar Schipanski Uta Ranke-Heinemann
Party SPD CDU Independent
Electoral vote 657 (1st round)
690 (2nd round)		 588 (1st round)
572 (2nd round)		 69 (1st round)
62 (2nd round)
President before election

Roman Herzog
CDU

 Elected President

Johannes Rau
SPD

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