All 155 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony 78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
4,216,296 (74.6%) 2.7%
First party
Second party
Leader
Gerhard Schröder
Rita Süssmuth
Party
SPD
CDU
Last election
66 seats, 42.1%
69 seats, 44.3%
Seats won
71
67
Seat change
5
2
Popular vote
1,865,267
1,771,974
Percentage
44.2%
42.0%
Swing
2.1%
2.3%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
FDP
Greens
Last election
9 seats, 6.0%
11 seats, 7.1%
Seats won
9
8
Seat change
0
3
Popular vote
252,615
229,846
Percentage
6.0%
5.5%
Swing
0.0%
1.6%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election
Ernst Albrecht
CDU
Elected Minister-President
Gerhard Schröder
SPD
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