An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 21 May 1963 following the death of the county's second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April. Between Ben-Zvi's death and the winner of the election, Zalman Shazar, taking office on the day of the vote, Knesset speaker Kadish Luz served as acting president.
Candidates.
There were two candidates:
Results.
The election was settled in the first round, with Shazar gaining an outright majority of votes in the 120-seat Knesset.