Bavaria state election, 1998

The Bavaria state election, 1998, was conducted on September 13, 1998, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Bavaria.

Issues and Campaign

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage (change)		Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Christian Social Union (CSU)	6,447,764	52.9%	+0.1%	123	+3	60.3%
Social Democratic Party	3,501,900	28.7%	-1.3%	67	-3	32.8%
Alliance '90/The Greens	692,456	5.7%	-0.4%	14	=	6.9%
Free Voters of Bavaria	446,115	3.7%	+3.7%	0	+0	0.0%
The Republicans	438,144	3.6%	-0.3%	0	+0	0.0%
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)	217,840	1.8%	-0.3%	0	+0	0.0%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	201,788	1.7%	-1.1%	0	+0	0.0%
All Others	240,902	1.9%	-0.4%	0	+0	0.0%
Totals	12,186,909	100.0%		204		100.0%

Edmund Stoiber remained Minister-President, with the CSU forming a government without a coalition.