The election of the German Federal President in 1964 took place on July 1, 1964. Federal President Heinrich Lübke was re-elected as the second Federal President by the 4th Federal Assembly for a second term of office . In addition to the CDU / CSU with 485 seats in the Federal Assembly, Lübke was also supported by the SPD with 445 seats. The fact that Lübke was considered a supporter of a grand coalition that actually came about in 1966 played a role. The FDP with 104 seats nominated Federal Minister of Justice Ewald Bucher. 123 votes were cast for this, 710 for Lübke. The 187 abstentions probably came predominantly from electors of the SPD.
Berlin, July 1, 1964 - total number of votes 1042 - absolute majority 522
SPIEGEL conversation on June 16, 1964 with the chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, Fritz Erler, on the waiver of the nomination of a candidate for the office of Federal President
