Social democrat Aleksandras Zeltinis, who is a leading candidate for a parliament seat in Biržai-Kupiškis constituency, will be running against either Ritas Vaiginas of the Labor Party or Nijolė Šaltienė of the Peasants and Greens Union in the run-off vote.
Zeltinis got 31.23 percent of the vote on Sunday while Vaiginas and Šaltienė got 16.68 percent each, or 2,056.
In Zarasai-Visaginas constituency, Algimantas Dumbrava of the Order and Justice Party received 51.72 of the vote. However, small turnout means he will have to compete with social democratic runner-up Nikolajus Gusevas in the run-off ballot to be held in two weeks.
Kazys Grybauskas of the Social Democratic Party led the ballot in Ukmergė with 20.56 percent of the vote. Runner-up Janina Galiauskienė, a conservative, received 17.36 percent.
Voter turnout in Sunday's by-election was relatively low, 34.86 percent in Biržai-Kupiškis, 33 percent in Zarasai-Visaginas, and 32.2 percent in Ukmergė.
In all, 37 candidates vied for three seats in the Lithuanian parliament, representing 17 parties. Three candidates ran independently. The most intense competition was in Ukmergė, with 14 candidates running for the mandate. 12 candidates competed in Zarasai-Visaginas and 11, in Biržai-Kupiškis.
By-elections in Zarasai-Visaginas and Biržai-Kupiškis were called after the Central Electoral Commission invalidated results of last October's ballot due to gross electoral violations. The Ukmergė seat became vacant after elected MP Julius Veselka of the Order and Justice Party passed away.
Recount in Biržai-Kupiškis
After two candidates in Biržai-Kupiškis constituency secured the same number of votes in Sunday's parliamentary by-elections, the votes will be recounted, Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission has announced on Monday.
Zenonas Vaigauskas, chairman of the commission, told BNS the recount will probably take place on Tuesday.
"Votes in the constituency will be recounted, as far as I know, the commission plans to do this on Tuesday to give people enough time to rest, as the work will have to be extremely accurate," Vaigauskas said.
Under the Law on Elections to the Seimas, in case no single candidate secures a majority of the vote in the first round of single-mandate ballot, a second round is held in two weeks to decide between two top candidates. The law does not discuss a case of a draw between two runner-ups.
