1999 Thuringian state election

1999 Thuringia state election
← 1994 12 September 1999 2004 →
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,161,181 (59.9%)
Decrease 14.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bernhard Vogel Bodo Ramelow Richard Dewes
Party CDU PDS SPD
Last election 42 seats, 42.6% 17 seats, 16.6% 29 seats, 29.6%
Seats won 49 21 18
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 4 Decrease 11
Popular vote 592,474 247,906 214,801
Percentage 51.0% 21.3% 18.5%
Swing Increase 8.4% Increase 4.7% Decrease 11.1%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

The 1999 Thuringian state election was held on 12 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel. The CDU won an absolute majority in the election and formed government alone; Vogel continued as Minister-President.

As of 2024, this is the most recent Thuringian state election, where a party received more than 50% of the vote.