1963 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 28 April 1963.^[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party, who received 55% of the vote. Voter turnout was 96%.^[2]

1963 Austrian presidential election

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Nominee Adolf Schärf Julius Raab Party SPÖ ÖVP Home state Vienna Lower Austria Popular vote 2,473,349 1,814,125 Percentage 55.41% 40.64%

President before election Adolf Schärf SPÖ Elected President Adolf Schärf SPÖ

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Adolf Schärf	Socialist Party of Austria	2,473,349	55.41
	Julius Raab	Austrian People's Party	1,814,125	40.64
	Josef Kimmel	Independent	176,646	3.96
Total			4,464,120	100.00
Valid votes			4,464,120	95.91
Invalid/blank votes			190,537	4.09
Total votes			4,654,657	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,869,603	95.59
Source: Nohlen & Stöver