The 1998 Lower Saxony state election was held on 1 March 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Gerhard Schröder was returned with an increased majority. Schröder was subsequently re-elected as minister-president. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Landtag of Lower Saxony. Election result |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 2,068,477 | align=right| 47.9 | align=right| 3.6 | align=right| 83 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 52.9 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 1,549,227 | align=right| 35.9 | align=right| 0.5 | align=right| 62 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 39.5 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 304,193 | align=right| 7.0 | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| 12 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 7.6 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 209,610 | align=right| 4.9 | align=right| 0.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 118,975 | align=right| 2.8 | align=right| 0.9 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Others | align=right| 64,450 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 4,314,932 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 157 ! align=right| 4 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 73.8 ! align=right| 0.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Sources The Federal Returning Officer 1998 Lower Saxony March 1998 events in Europe