President of Romania
Romania elections · 1996-11-03 · held
The two leading candidates advanced to the separately recorded runoff.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Candidate votes / 12,652,907 valid ballots in this round
Turnout: 76.01%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Constantinescu Romanian Democratic Convention — Advancing to runoff | 3569941 | 28.214394% | — | — |
| Ion Iliescu Party of Social Democracy in Romania — Advancing to runoff | 4081093 | 32.254193% | — | — |
| Petre Roman Democratic Party | 2598545 | 20.537138% | — | — |
| György Frunda Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 761411 | 6.017676% | — | — |
| Corneliu Vadim Tudor Greater Romania Party | 597508 | 4.722298% | — | — |
| Gheorghe Funar Romanian National Unity Party | 407828 | 3.223196% | — | — |
| Tudor Mohora Socialist Party | 160387 | 1.26759% | — | — |
| Nicolae Manolescu National Liberal Alliance | 90122 | 0.712263% | — | — |
| Adrian Păunescu Socialist Party of Labour | 87163 | 0.688877% | — | — |
| Ion Pop de Popa Humanist Party | 59752 | 0.472239% | — | — |
| George Muntean Independent | 54218 | 0.428502% | — | — |
| Radu Câmpeanu National Liberal Ecologist Alliance | 43780 | 0.346007% | — | — |
| Nuțu Anghelina Independent | 43319 | 0.342364% | — | — |
| Constantin Mudava Independent | 39477 | 0.311999% | — | — |
| Constantin Niculescu National Party of Drivers | 30045 | 0.237455% | — | — |
| Nicolae Militaru Independent | 28318 | 0.223806% | — | — |
Every round uses a separate valid-ballot denominator. Candidate party/support labels reflect the election-era source; independent candidates remain independent. No ideology is inferred.