In the earlier elections, Kostunica finished ahead of federal Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus, who had DOS support, and Seselj, who ran with the personal support of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.
Na prethodnim izborima, Koštunica je završio ispred potpredsednika savezne vlade Miroljuba Labusa, kojeg je podržavao DOS, i Šešelja, koji je imao ličnu podršku Slobodana Miloševića.