1998 Budapest mayoral election
# 1998 Budapest mayoral election

The 1998 Budapest mayoral election was held on 18 October 1998 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.

The election was won by two-time incumbent, Gábor Demszky.

## Results

1998 Budapest mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | SZDSZ | Gábor Demszky | 373 969 | 58.22% | +21.94% |
| | Fidesz | János Latorcai | 250 335 | 38.97% | +10.54% |
| | Workers' Party | Pál Kollát | 18 008 | 2.80% | +0.65% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '642 312' | '100.0%' | |
| | SZDSZ hold | SZDSZ hold | SZDSZ hold | SZDSZ hold | SZDSZ hold |
