1996 Moldovan presidential election
# 1996 Moldovan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 17 November 1996, with a second round on 1 December. Whilst incumbent President Mircea Snegur received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated in the second by Petru Lucinschi.

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Mircea Snegur | Party of Rebirth and Conciliation | 603,652 | 38.75 | 782,933 | 45.98 |
| | Petru Lucinschi | Independent | 430,836 | 27.66 | 919,831 | 54.02 |
| | Vladimir Voronin | Party of Communists | 159,393 | 10.23 | | |
| | Andrei Sangheli | Democratic Agrarian Party | 147,555 | 9.47 | | |
| | Valeriu Matei | Party of Democratic Forces | 138,605 | 8.90 | | |
| | Marina Leviţchi | Independent | 33,115 | 2.13 | | |
| | Anatol Plugaru | Independent | 28,159 | 1.81 | | |
| | Iuliana Gorea-Costin | Independent | 9,926 | 0.64 | | |
| | Veronica Abramciuc | Independent | 6,619 | 0.42 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,557,860 | 100.00 | 1,702,764 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,557,860 | 95.30 | 1,702,764 | 97.40 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 76,801 | 4.70 | 45,375 | 2.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,634,661 | 100.00 | 1,748,139 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,399,156 | 68.13 | 2,441,074 | 71.61 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |||||||
