The 1930 presidential elections in Latvia took place in April 8 and 9, 1930, during the term of the 3rd Saeima. Incumbent president Gustavs Zemgals refused to run again, so, like in the 1927 elections, many rounds of voting were required until the Latvian Farmers' Union candidate Alberts Kviesis was elected president and became the 3rd President of Latvia.
The presidential election began on April 8, 1930. In the first round of elections, the Chairman of the Chamber of Courts Alberts Kviesis, the long-term Speaker of the Saeima from the LSDSP Pauls Kalnià Âà ¡ and the Communist candidate Ernests Miezis participated. In the first vote, Kviesis received 47 votes, Kalnià Âà ¡ received 36 votes, and Miezis received 6. In the second vote, Kviesis received 47 votes, Kalnià Âà ¡ received 32, and Miezis received 5. In the third vote, the candidates were Kviesis and Kalnià Âà ¡. Kviesis received 46 votes while Kalnià Âà ¡ received 33. In the fourth round there was only one candidat, Kviesis, who received 49 votes. Consequently, the elections were planned to continue at the next sitting of the Saeima.
Elections continued on April 9. Kviesis and Kalnià Âà ¡ were nominated as candidates for the second round. In the first ballot, Kviesis received 47 votes, Kalnià Âà ¡ received 35. In the second ballot, Kviesis again received 47 votes, Kalnià Âà ¡ while received 36. Only Kviesis took part in the third ballot, who received 55 votes and was elected president.