1987 Hessian state election

1987 Hessian state election

← 1983 5 April 1987 1991 →
All 110 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,346,992 (80.3% 3.2pp)
First party Second party   Candidate Walter Wallmann Hans Krollmann Party CDU SPD Last election 44 seats, 39.4% 51 seats, 46.2% Seats won 47 44 Seat change 3 7 Popular vote 1,395,411 1,331,760 Percentage 42.1% 40.2% Swing 2.7pp 6.0pp   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Iris Blaul & Joschka Fischer Wolfgang Gerhardt Party Greens FDP Last election 7 seats, 5.9% 8 seats, 7.6% Seats won 10 9 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 311,395 259,133 Percentage 9.4% 7.8% Swing 3.5pp 0.2pp
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Government before election Third Börner cabinet SPD–Green Government after election Wallmann cabinet CDU–FDP

The 1987 Hessian state election was held on 5 April 1987 to elect the 12th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by outgoing Minister-President Holger Börner, who retired at the election. The SPD campaign was led by finance minister Hans Krollmann, who ran to succeed him.

The government was defeated, with gains for the Greens offset by a significant swing against the SPD. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the largest party with 42% of votes and formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), ending 40 years of SPD rule in the state. CDU leader Walter Wallmann was elected Minister-President by the Landtag.