1998 Riganian presidential election

The 1998 Riganian presidential election was held on 9 and 16 September 1998. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The election was won by Silvio Serra of the Democratic Action Party.
Summary of the election results
Candidates	Candidates 	Parties 	Parties 	1st round	1st round	2nd round	2nd round
Candidates	Candidates 	Parties 	Parties 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	%
 	Silvio Serra 	Democratic Action Party	PAD 	33,220 	48.29 	56,492 	74.78
 	Climén Massa 	Independent 	Independent	16,974 	24.68 	19,049 	25.22
 	Alberto Vidal 	Labour Party 	PT 	10,382 	15.09 	 	
 	Fernão Pascoal 	Independent 	Independent	3,589 	5.22 	 	
 	Pedro Prestes 	Conservatives for Rigan	CpR 	3,033 	4.41 	 	
 	Octávio Tavares	Independent 	Independent	1,589 	2.31