Federal President of Austria
Austria elections · 1986-05-04 · held
The leading two candidates advanced to the separately recorded runoff.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Candidate votes / 4,719,980 valid ballots in this round
Turnout: 89.48%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Waldheim Independent — Advancing to runoff | 2343463 | 49.64985% | — | — |
| Kurt Steyrer Socialist Party of Austria — Advancing to runoff | 2061104 | 43.667643% | — | — |
| Freda Meissner-Blau Green Party | 259689 | 5.501909% | — | — |
| Otto Scrinzi Freedom Party of Austria | 55724 | 1.180598% | — | — |
Candidate vote counts are checked against the Interior Ministry’s historical result tables. Every round has its own denominator; independent candidacies remain independent even when endorsed by a party. Other affiliation labels are election-era labels. No ideological assessment is inferred.