1997–98 Lithuanian presidential election

1997–98 Lithuanian presidential election
21 December 1997 (first round)
4 January 1998 (second round)
 
Nominee Valdas Adamkus Artūras Paulauskas
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 968,031 953,775
Percentage 50.37% 49.63%
Second round results by municipality
      Paulauskas       Adamkus
President before election

Algirdas Brazauskas
LDDP

Elected President

Valdas Adamkus
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in December 1997 and January 1998. Artūras Paulauskas finished first in the first round on 21 December 1997 with a significant margin, with Valdas Adamkus finishing second, but neither received a majority of the vote. Adamkus defeated Paulauskas in the runoff, held on 4 January 1998. With a vote difference of 0.74%, it is the closest result in the history of presidential elections in Lithuania since 1993.

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