The 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 April 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government was a minority coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner, supported by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered major losses, mostly to the national conservative German People's Union (DVU). The Greens fell out of the Landtag. After the election, the SPD formed a new minority government alone with the support of the PDS, and Höppner continued in office.

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1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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All 116 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,495,531 (71.5%) 16.7%
First party Second party   Leader Reinhard Höppner Christopher Bergner Party SPD CDU Last election 36 seats, 34.0% 37 seats, 34.4% Seats won 47 28 Seat change 11 9 Popular vote 536,501 329,282 Percentage 35.9% 22.0% Swing 1.9% 12.4%   Third party Fourth party   DVU Leader Petra Sitte Helmut Wolf Party PDS DVU Last election 21 seats, 19.9% Did not run Seats won 25 16 Seat change 4 16 Popular vote 293,475 192,352 Percentage 19.6% 12.9% Swing 0.3% 12.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Reinhard Höppner SPD Elected Minister-President Reinhard Höppner SPD

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The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

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