Main-Spessart (electoral district)

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248 Main-Spessart
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 248-2025.svg
Main-Spessart in 2025
State Bavaria
Population254,900 (2019)
Electorate194,408 (2021)
Major settlements Lohr am Main
Karlstadt am Main
Marktheidenfeld
Area2,036.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CSU
Member Alexander Hoffmann
Elected 2013, 2017, 2021

Main-Spessart is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 248. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Main-Spessart and Miltenberg. [1]

Contents

Main-Spessart was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Alexander Hoffmann of the Christian Social Union (CSU). [2]

Geography

Main-Spessart is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Main-Spessart and Miltenberg. [1]

History

Main-Spessart was created in 1949, then known as Karlstadt. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 38 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 233. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 235. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 250. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 249. From the 2025 election, it has been number 248.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Karlstadt, Bad Brückenau, Gemünden am Main, Hammelburg, Lohr am Main, and Bad Neustadt an der Saale. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Bad Neustadt an der Saale district while gaining the Alzenau in Unterfranken and Marktheidenfeld districts. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.[ citation needed ]

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 38Main-Spessart
  • Karlstadt district
  • Bad Brückenau district
  • Gemünden am Main district
  • Hammelburg district
  • Lohr am Main district
  • Bad Neustadt an der Saale district
1953 233
1957
1961
1965 235
  • Karlstadt district
  • Bad Brückenau district
  • Gemünden am Main district
  • Hammelburg district
  • Lohr am Main district
  • Alzenau in Unterfranken district
  • Marktheidenfeld district
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 250
2005
2009 249
2013
2017
2021
2025 248

Members

Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Maria Probst from 1949 to 1969, followed by Alfred Biehle from 1969 to 1990. Wolfgang Zöller was representative from 1990 to 2013. Alexander Hoffmann was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.[ citation needed ]

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Maria Probst CSU 54.0
1953 68.5
1957 70.4
1961 68.7
1965 67.5
1969 Alfred Biehle CSU 64.1
1972 64.6
1976 63.5
1980 62.3
1983 65.6
1987 61.6
1990 Wolfgang Zöller CSU 57.7
1994 55.4
1998 53.4
2002 59.0
2005 56.8
2009 52.4
2013 Alexander Hoffmann CSU 51.7
2017 46.6
2021 38.6

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Main-Spessart [3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Alexander Hoffmann 60,48938.6Decrease2.svg 8.054,09734.4Decrease2.svg 7.4
SPD Bernd Rützel 33,70021.5Decrease2.svg 1.132,77120.9Increase2.svg 2.3
Greens Armin Beck15,81310.1Increase2.svg 3.017,80611.3Increase2.svg 3.7
FW Jessica Klug15,77410.1Increase2.svg 6.510,4966.7Increase2.svg 3.8
AfD René Jentzsch12,5768.0Decrease2.svg 1.013,9188.9Decrease2.svg 1.9
FDP Werner Jannek9,5146.1Increase2.svg 1.114,1519.0Increase2.svg 0.2
Left Andreas Adrian4,0702.6Decrease2.svg 2.23,6852.3Decrease2.svg 3.1
dieBasis Sabine Schmitt3,1952.02,8951.8
Tierschutzpartei  2,0421.3Increase2.svg 0.4
PARTEI  1,1570.7Increase2.svg 0.1
ÖDP Wolfgang Winter1,4140.9Decrease2.svg 0.47720.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
Team Todenhöfer  5280.3
Pirates  4870.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Unabhängige3860.2
BP  3790.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Volt  3220.2
Gesundheitsforschung  2400.2Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  1840.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
NPD  1350.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
Bündnis C  1290.1
du.  1220.1
The III. Path  1160.1
Humanists  980.1
LKR Daniel Roth2400.2960.1
MLPD  310.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  240.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,3481,066
Total valid votes156,785157,067
Turnout 158,13381.3Increase2.svg 1.2
CSU holdMajority26,78917.1Decrease2.svg 6.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Main-Spessart [4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Alexander Hoffmann 72,40646.6Decrease2.svg 5.165,24541.8Decrease2.svg 7.6
SPD Bernd Rützel 35,14822.6Decrease2.svg 0.628,90318.5Decrease2.svg 3.0
AfD Gottfried Walter14,0759.1Increase2.svg 5.816,85610.8Increase2.svg 6.9
Greens Sabine Stellrecht-Schmidt11,0507.1Increase2.svg 0.911,9397.7Increase2.svg 0.6
FDP Helge Ziegler7,7085.0Increase2.svg 2.413,7208.8Increase2.svg 4.3
Left Antje Clemens7,5154.8Increase2.svg 1.78,5625.5Increase2.svg 2.1
FW Robert Starosta5,4883.5Decrease2.svg 2.24,5112.9Decrease2.svg 1.1
PARTEI  1,0550.7
ÖDP Wolfgang-Franz Winter1,9871.39510.6Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei³ 5150.3
Pirates  4910.3Decrease2.svg 1.6
NPD  4530.3Decrease2.svg 0.7
BP  3440.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
DM3430.2
Gesundheitsforschung 2550.2
BGE  1840.1
DiB 1700.1
MLPD  520.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 210.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  190.0
Informal votes1,8291,238
Total valid votes155,377155,968
Turnout 157,20680.1Increase2.svg 7.8
CSU holdMajority37,25824.0Decrease2.svg 4.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Main-Spessart [5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Alexander Hoffmann 73,00151.7Decrease2.svg 0.669,95349.5Increase2.svg 5.7
SPD Bernd Rützel 32,81223.3Increase2.svg 3.430,48621.6Increase2.svg 3.7
Greens Heiko Schmidt8,8106.2Decrease2.svg 3.29,9727.1Decrease2.svg 2.8
FW Simson Hipp8,0455.75,6194.0
AfD Nadja Stafl4,6523.35,5833.9
Left Georg Liebl4,4263.1Decrease2.svg 3.04,8393.4Decrease2.svg 3.0
FDP Uwe Probst3,6322.6Decrease2.svg 6.36,4134.5Decrease2.svg 9.5
Pirates Thomas Büttner2,8222.02,6701.9Decrease2.svg 0.1
Tierschutzpartei  1,1190.8Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD Markus Mang1,3601.0Decrease2.svg 0.21,4041.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
REP 1,2230.9Decrease2.svg 0.71,0010.7Decrease2.svg 0.5
ÖDP  9150.6Decrease2.svg 0.1
BP  5250.4Increase2.svg 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 3010.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 1670.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Party of Reason 1660.1
RRP3300.21510.1Decrease2.svg 0.6
PRO 900.1
BüSo 310.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  250.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0241,707
Total valid votes141,113141,430
Turnout 143,13772.4Decrease2.svg 1.7
CSU holdMajority40,18928.4Decrease2.svg 4.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Main-Spessart [6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Wolfgang Zöller75,54252.4Decrease2.svg 4.463,51343.7Decrease2.svg 6.4
SPD Bernd Rützel28,65919.9Decrease2.svg 8.925,87217.8Decrease2.svg 9.0
Greens Heiko Schmidt13,6499.5Increase2.svg 3.514,2859.8Increase2.svg 3.2
FDP Laszlo Riedl12,8588.9Increase2.svg 5.020,36014.0Increase2.svg 5.5
Left Thomas Endres8,8176.19,3466.4Increase2.svg 3.3
Pirates  2,8882.0
REP Jürgen Langanki2,2301.5Decrease2.svg 0.61,8261.3Decrease2.svg 0.5
NPD Volker Cigelski1,6201.1Decrease2.svg 0.11,5751.1Steady2.svg 0.0
FAMILIE 1,2050.8Increase2.svg 0.2
ÖDP  1,0870.7
Tierschutzpartei  1,0670.7
RRP9860.7
BP  3790.3Increase2.svg 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 3070.2
PBCErich Freudenberger9210.6Steady2.svg 0.02320.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
CM 1130.1
DVU  590.0
BüSo 470.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  460.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,1862,289
Total valid votes144,296145,193
Turnout 147,48274.1Decrease2.svg 6.0
CSU holdMajority46,88332.5Increase2.svg 4.5

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