1999 Ukrainian presidential election

1999 Ukrainian presidential election
31 October 1999 (first round)
14 November 1999 (second round)
Turnout70.15% (first round) 0.22pp
74.87% (second round) 3.24pp
 
Nominee Leonid Kuchma Petro Symonenko
Party Independent KPU
Popular vote 15,870,722 10,665,420
Percentage 57.70% 38.77%
President before election

Leonid Kuchma
Independent

Elected President

Leonid Kuchma
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 October 1999, with a second round on 14 November. The result was a victory for Leonid Kuchma, who defeated Petro Symonenko in the run-off, winning a second consecutive presidential election.

As of 2026, this is the only re-election of an incumbent president in the history of independent Ukraine.

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