1974 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 23 June 1974 after incumbent President Franz Jonas died on 24 April.^[1] The Socialist Party nominated Foreign Minister Rudolf Kirchschläger,^[2] who won the election with 52% of the vote. The only other candidate was the mayor of Innsbruck, Alois Lugger [de], of the Austrian People's Party.^[3]

1974 Austrian presidential election

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Nominee Rudolf Kirchschläger Alois Lugger [de] Party SPÖ ÖVP Popular vote 2,392,367 2,238,470 Percentage 51.66% 48.34%

President before election Franz Jonas SPÖ Elected President Rudolf Kirchschläger SPÖ

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rudolf Kirchschläger	Socialist Party of Austria	2,392,367	51.66
	Alois Lugger [de]	Austrian People's Party	2,238,470	48.34
Total			4,630,837	100.00
Valid votes			4,630,837	97.84
Invalid/blank votes			102,179	2.16
Total votes			4,733,016	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,031,772	94.06
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[4]