Ludomir Mykola

Ludomir Saša Mykola (August 2, 1862 January 26, 1922) was a Lithuanian-Baltic politician who was the first President of Balta and one of the nation's founders.

1906 Baltic presidential election
Mykola was elected President of Balta on August 4, 1906, winning 74.2% of the first round votes; this remains the highest vote percentage won by any presidential candidate. He defeated independent candidate Dusan Kokoschka and DPP candidate Savo Prohaszka.

1910 Baltic presidential election
Mykola was re-elected President of Balta on August 6, 1910, winning 57.7% in the fourth round (he received 43.7% of the first round votes). He defeated DPP candidate Savo Prohaszka, who 42.3% in the fourth round.

Post-presidency
According to the Baltic Constitution, Mykola was not eligible to run for a third term.

Senate career
In 1916, Mykola returned to politics, running for a Senate seat in Lithuania's 1st district (which represents Riga, the national capitol). He was successfully elected, then re-elected in 1918 and 1920.

Death
Mykola, then an incumbent senator, died from a fall on January 26, 1922. He was in the midst of a re-election campaign to the Senate.

The Governor of Lithuania appointed Angus Slavko to fill the Senate vacancy left by Mykola. Slavko went on to win re-election in the 1922 election.