1938 Estonian presidential election

1938 Estonian presidential election

← 1934 24 April 1938 1992 →

Nominee Konstantin Päts Party Independent Parliamentary votes 219 Nominator Johan Laidoner

President before election Office established Elected President Konstantin Päts Independent

The 1938 Estonian presidential election took place on April 24, 1938. The electoral assembly, which consisted of the bicameral legislature and 120 representatives of municipalities, assembled to elect a President. The only candidate set forth was State Treasurer Konstantin Päts, who was elected President with 219 votes out of the total 240 delegates. Two delegates were absent.^[1] Konstantin Päts was elected as the first President of Estonia but failed to serve a full term due to the subsequent Soviet occupation.