2018 Carinthian state election

The Carinthian state election of 2018 was held in the Austrian state of Carinthia on 5 March 2018. The SPÖ, the party of the incumbent governor Peter Kaiser, narrowly missed the 19 seats needed for an absolute majority, FPK and ÖVP made gains, while Team Carinthia, the rebranded version of the now defunct Stronach Party, lost almost half of their vote compared to the last election and the Greens failed to pass the electoral threshold. After explanatory talks with FPÖ, ÖVP and Team Carinthia, the SPÖ decided to form a coalition government with the conservative ÖVP.[1][2]

2018 Carinthian state election

5 March 2018
All 36 seats in the State Parliament 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.6% 6.5%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Kaiser Gernot Darmann Christian Benger Party SPÖ FPK ÖVP Last election 14 seats, 37.1% 6 seats, 16.8% 5 seats, 14.4% Seats won 18 9 6 Seat change 4 3 1 Popular vote 140,994 67,538 45,438 Percentage 47.9% 22.9% 15.4% Swing 10.8% 6.1% 1.0%   Fourth party   Leader Gerhard Köfer Party Team Carinthia Last election 4 seats, 11.1% Seats won 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 16,667 Percentage 5.6% Swing 5.5%
Governor before election Peter Kaiser SPÖ Elected Governor Peter Kaiser SPÖ