Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II

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Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 29 and It covers the eastern part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt. [1]

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Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Schwarzakreis II, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Denis Häußer of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II covers the eastern part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and a small part of Sonneberg district, specifically the municipalities of Altenbeuthen, Drognitz, Gräfenthal, Hohenwarte, Kaulsdorf, Lehesten, Leutenberg, Probstzella, Saalfeld/Saale (excluding Wittgendorf), and Unterwellenborn (from Saalfeld-Rudolstadt), and Neuhaus am Rennweg (only Lichte and Piesau) from Sonneberg. [1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Harald Stauch, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Maik Kowalleck until 2024. Denis Häußer won the seat for the AfD in 2024.

ElectionMemberParty %
1994 Harald Stauch CDU 39.0
1999 48.8
2004 41.8
2009 Maik Kowalleck CDU 29.3
2014 41.3
2019 30.6
2024 Denis Häußer AfD 38.6

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II [2]
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%±%
AfD Denis Häußer11,13638.6Increase2.svg 9.410,68436.6Increase2.svg 8.8
CDU Red x.svgN Maik Kowalleck10,39836.1Increase2.svg 5.56,24621.4Decrease2.svg 0.4
BSW  5,14317.6
Left Katherina König-Preuss2,95610.2Decrease2.svg 10.73,19911.0Decrease2.svg 18.2
SPD Steffen Lutz2,0077.0Decrease2.svg 2.61,4475.0Decrease2.svg 2.3
Values Steffen Teichmann1,5685.46132.1
FDP André-René Kube4221.5Decrease2.svg 2.03451.2Decrease2.svg 4.0
Greens Frank Bock3551.2Decrease2.svg 2.54941.7Decrease2.svg 1.5
APT  3181.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW  2190.8
Familie  1630.6
BD  1170.4
Pirates  950.3Steady2.svg
MLPD  400.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
ÖDP  400.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
Informal votes586274
Total valid votes28,84229,154
Turnout 29,42873.7Increase2.svg 8.9
AfD gain from CDU Majority7380.5

2019 election

State election (2019): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II [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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Maik Kowalleck8,60330.6Decrease2.svg 10.76,13921.8Decrease2.svg 9.9
AfD Michael Kaufmann8,22829.27,82827.8Increase2.svg 15.2
Left Katharina König-Preuss5,89020.9Decrease2.svg 7.88,22229.2Increase2.svg 0.8
SPD Robert Geheeb2,6979.6Decrease2.svg 4.02,0527.3Decrease2.svg 5.6
Greens Olaf Müller1,0373.7Decrease2.svg 2.99023.2Decrease2.svg 1.2
FDP Alexander Litvinenko9953.5Decrease2.svg 0.21,4715.2Increase2.svg 2.7
Free VotersRoland Beyer5481.9
MLPD Gerhard Pfisterer1470.51070.4
List-only parties1,4845.3
Informal votes388328
Total valid votes28,14528,205
Turnout 28,53364.8Increase2.svg 15.4
CDU holdMajority3751.4Decrease2.svg 11.2

2014 election

State election (2014): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II [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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Maik Kowalleck9,14941.3Increase2.svg 12.07,14931.7Increase2.svg 2.6
Left Katharina König6,36428.7Increase2.svg 0.56,39228.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
SPD Julienne Trempert3,02213.6Decrease2.svg 8.12,90712.9Decrease2.svg 6.8
AfD  2,82912.6
Greens Sebastian Heuchel1,4646.6Increase2.svg 1.09884.4Decrease2.svg 0.4
NPD Patrick Trautsch1,3336.0Decrease2.svg 0.61,0424.6Decrease2.svg 1.6
FDP Eckhard Linke8133.7Decrease2.svg 4.95542.5Decrease2.svg 5.1
List-only parties6783.0
Informal votes883489
Total valid votes22,14522,539
Turnout 23,02849.4Decrease2.svg 4.3
CDU holdMajority2,78512.6Increase2.svg 11.5

2009 election

State election (2009): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II [5]
Notes:

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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%±%
CDU Maik Kowalleck7,72129.3Decrease2.svg 12.57,69229.1Decrease2.svg 13.6
Left Roland Hahnemann7,41028.2Decrease2.svg 1.77,56128.6Increase2.svg 2.1
SPD Christoph Majewski5,71821.7Decrease2.svg 0.45,19419.7Increase2.svg 3.5
FDP Eckhard Linke2,2658.6Increase2.svg 2.41,9967.6Increase2.svg 4.1
NPD Patrick Trautsch1,7376.61,6336.2Increase2.svg 3.8
Greens Sebastian Teuchel1,4725.61,2754.8Increase2.svg 1.5
List-only parties1,0674.0
Informal votes550455
Total valid votes26,32326,418
Turnout 26,87353.7Increase2.svg 2.7
CDU holdMajority3111.1Decrease2.svg 10.8

2004 election

State election (2004): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II [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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Harald Stauch10,48341.8Decrease2.svg 7.010,79942.7Decrease2.svg 7.8
PDS Roland Hahnemann7,49929.9Increase2.svg 7.76,70526.5Increase2.svg 5.1
SPD Marko Wolfram5,54522.1Decrease2.svg 0.74,10516.2Decrease2.svg 2.9
FDP Eckhard Linke1,5676.2Increase2.svg 4.78893.5Increase2.svg 2.5
List-only parties2,81411.1
Informal votes1,2891,071
Total valid votes25,09425,312
Turnout 26,38351.0Decrease2.svg 8.3
CDU holdMajority2,98411.9Decrease2.svg 14.1

1999 election

State election (1999): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II [7]
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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Harald Stauch15,00548.8Increase2.svg 9.815,60750.5Increase2.svg 9.8
SPD Frieder Lippmann6,99922.8Decrease2.svg 10.95,91419.1Decrease2.svg 12.0
PDS Roland Hahnemann6,82322.2Increase2.svg 6.56,60121.4Increase2.svg 4.8
REP Roland Büschel8562.8Increase2.svg 1.02880.9Decrease2.svg 0.9
Greens Jens Billig6212.0Decrease2.svg 3.74521.5Decrease2.svg 3.1
FDP Kay Rösler4481.5Decrease2.svg 2.53081.0Decrease2.svg 2.4
List-only parties1,7235.6
Informal votes499358
Total valid votes30,75230,893
Turnout 31,25159.3Decrease2.svg 13.8
CDU holdMajority8,00626.0Increase2.svg 20.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Schwarzakreis II [8]
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%±%
CDU Harald Stauch14,83239.015,53440.7
SPD 12,80033.711,86931.1
PDS 5,97915.76,33316.6
Greens 2,1645.71,7474.6
FDP 1,5284.01,3083.4
REP 6951.86881.8
List-only parties7251.9
Informal votes907701
Total valid votes37,99838,204
Turnout 38,90573.1
CDU win new seatMajority2,0325.3

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References

  1. 1 2 "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. ↑ https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=029&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
  3. ↑ Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  4. ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  5. ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  6. ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  7. ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  8. ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 1994
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