1988 Baden-Württemberg state election

1988 Baden-Württemberg state election

← 1984 20 March 1988 1992 →
All 125 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	4,933,846 (71.79%) 0.07%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lothar Späth Dieter Spöri Birgitt Bender Party CDU SPD Greens Last election 68 seats, 51.87% 41 seats, 32.41% 9 seats, 8.01% Seats won 66 42 10 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 2,392,626 1,562,678 383,099 Percentage 49.05% 32.05% 7.85% Swing 2.82% 0.36% 0.16%   Fourth party   Leader Walter Döring Party FDP Last election 8 seats, 7.17% Seats won 7 Seat change 1 Popular vote 285,932 Percentage 5.86% Swing 1.31%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Lothar Späth CDU Elected Minister-President Lothar Späth CDU

The 1988 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 20 March 1988 to elect the members of the 9th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Lothar Späth was re-elected, retaining its majority. The overall results were not significantly different from the 1984 Baden-Württemberg state election, although all four major parties received a smaller proportion of the vote.