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| Turnout | 2,164,072 (61.1%) 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.
The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1994 result | |||
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Kurt Biedenkopf | 58.1% | 77 / 120 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Karl-Heinz Kunckel | 16.6% | 22 / 120 | |
| PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus | Democratic socialism | Peter Porsch | 16.5% | 21 / 120 | |
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CDU | SPD | PDS | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
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| 1999 state election | 19 Sep 1999 | – | 56.9 | 10.7 | 22.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 34.7 |
| Infratest dimap | Sep 1999 | – | 57 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 39 |
| Emnid | Jul–Aug 1999 | 1,132 | 53 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 |
| Infratest dimap | Aug 1999 | – | 54 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 |
| Infratest Burke | Jul–Aug 1999 | 900 | 57 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| 1999 European election | 13 Jun 1999 | – | 54.5 | 14.0 | 18.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 36.1 |
| Infratest Burke | Apr–May 1999 | 900 | 52 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| Emnid | Apr 1999 | 1,028 | 49 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 28 |
| Infratest Burke | Mar 1999 | 900 | 51 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Emnid | Dec 1998 | – | 43 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 1998 federal election | 27 Sep 1998 | – | 32.8 | 29.1 | 20.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| Emnid | Nov 1997 | – | 44 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Emnid | Nov 1996 | – | 49 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 |
| Emnid | Mar 1996 | – | 53 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| Emnid | Jun 1995 | – | 50 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| Emnid | Jan 1995 | – | 55 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| 1994 state election | 11 Sep 1994 | – | 58.1 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 41.5 |
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,231,254 | 56.9 |  1.2 | 76 | 1 | 63.3 | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 480,317 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 30 | 9 | 25.0 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 232,311 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 14 | 8 | 11.7 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 55,609 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Pro Deutsche Mark (Pro DM) | 46,469 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| The Republicans (REP) | 32,793 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | 29,593 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 23,369 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 32,357 | 1.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2,164,072 | 100.0 | 120 | ±0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 61.1 | 2.7 | |||||
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