Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 9. It covers the central, southern, and eastern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis. ^[1]

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Stefan Möller of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II covers the central, southern, and eastern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Langensalza, Bad Tennstedt, Ballhausen, Blankenburg, Bothenheilingen, Bruchstedt, Großvargula, Haussömmern, Herbsleben, Hornsömmern, Issersheilingen, Kammerforst, Kirchheilingen, Kleinwelsbach, Körner, Kutzleben, Marolterode, Mittelsömmern, Mühlhausen/Thüringen (without Bollstedt, Grabe, Höngeda and Seebach), Neunheilingen, Obermehler, Oppershausen, Schlotheim, Schönstedt, Sundhausen, Tottleben, Unstrut-Hainich, Urleben, and Vogtei. ^[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Peter Bonitz (1994–2004) and Annette Lehmann (2004–2019). It has been held by the Alternative for Germany since 2019, represented by Lars Schütze, and then by Stefan Möller following the 2024 election.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Peter Bonitz	CDU	42.1
	1999			49.6
	2004	Annette Lehmann		41.5
	2009			30.0
	2014			40.2
	2019	Lars Schütze	AfD	27.3
	2024	Stefan Möller		39.6

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Stefan Möller		10,567	39.6	12.3	9,392	34.6	8.5
	CDU	Jane Croll		9,482	35.6	9.7	6,404	23.7	1.8
	BSW						4,485	16.6
	Left	Cordula Eger		4,785	18.0	7.8	3,389	12.6	17.2
	SPD	Markus Reinders		1,820	6.8	3.3	1,321	4.9	3.7
	Greens						454	1.7	1.9
	FW						373	1.4
	FDP						332	1.2	3.8
	APT						284	1.1	0.1
	Familie						189	0.7
	BD						113	0.4
	Values						106	0.4
	Pirates						68	0.3
	ÖDP						47	0.2	0.2
	MLPD						24	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				565			238
Total valid votes				26,654			26,981
Turnout				27,219	72.5	9.7
	AfD hold		Majority	1,085	4.0	2.6

2019 election

State election (2019): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Lars Schütze		6,964	27.3		6,663	26.1	15.5
	CDU	Jane Croll		6,592	25.9	14.3	5,594	21.9	10.4
	Left	Cordula Eger		6,570	25.8	6.2	7,611	29.8	2.0
	SPD	Jörg Klupak		2,566	10.1	6.4	2,192	8.6	5.6
	FDP	Alexander Kappe		1,412	5.5		1,288	5.0	2.1
	Greens	Judith Keidel		1,289	5.1	0.1	913	3.6	0.7
	MLPD	Edeltraud König		71	0.3		73	0.3
	List-only parties						1,187	4.7
Informal votes				446			389
Total valid votes				25,464			25,521
Turnout				25,910	62.8	12.0
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	372	1.4

2014 election

State election (2014): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Annette Lehmann		8,588	40.2	10.2	6,987	32.3	1.0
	Left	Cordula Eger		6,846	32.0	6.6	6,003	27.8	1.6
	SPD	Sandy Kirchner		3,533	16.5	3.7	3,063	14.2	5.1
	AfD						2,285	10.6
	NPD	Monique Möller		1,290	6.0	1.8	918	4.3	0.1
	Greens	Carsten Meyer		1,117	5.2		919	4.3	0.2
	List-only parties						1,425	6.6
Informal votes				579			353
Total valid votes				21,374			21,600
Turnout				21,953	50.8	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	1,742	8.2	3.6

2009 election

State election (2009): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II [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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Annette Lehmann		7,396	30.0	11.5	7,762	31.3	12.9
	Left	Benno Lemke		6,277	25.4	2.3	6,498	26.2	0.5
	SPD	Walter Pilger		4,984	20.2	4.9	4,788	19.3	4.3
	FDP	Christina Lange		3,053	12.4	6.7	2,387	9.6	5.6
	Free Voters	Hans-Martin Menge		1,910	7.7		1,033	4.2	2.5
	NPD	Jonny Albrecht		1,046	4.2		1,086	4.4	2.7
	Greens						1,026	4.1	1.5
	List-only parties						181	0.7
Informal votes				683			588
Total valid votes				24,666			24,761
Turnout				25,349	55.3	1.7
	CDU hold		Majority	1,119	4.6	9.2

2004 election

State election (2004): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Annette Lehmann		9,792	41.5	8.2	10,559	44.2	6.8
	PDS	Benno Lemke		6,526	27.7	6.8	6,363	26.7	7.8
	SPD	Eckhard Ohl		5,932	25.1	0.0	3,590	15.0	6.1
	FDP	Friedrich-Wilhelm Emmerich		1,338	5.7	3.2	954	4.0	2.6
	List-only parties						2,406	10.1
Informal votes				1,659			1,375
Total valid votes				23,588			23,872
Turnout				25,247	53.6	6.5
	CDU hold		Majority	3,266	13.8	10.7

1999 election

State election (1999): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Peter Bonitz		13,470	49.6	7.5	13,982	50.9	7.0
	SPD	Klaus Borck		6,823	25.1	10.9	5,783	21.1	12.0
	PDS	Rainer Preuß		5,702	21.0	8.8	5,205	19.0	5.8
	FDP	Eberhard Schmidt		684	2.5	2.8	387	1.4	2.4
	Greens	Michael Hüge		471	1.7	2.1	336	1.2	2.3
	List-only parties						1,768	6.4
Informal votes				763			452
Total valid votes				27,150			27,461
Turnout				27,913	60.1	15.0
	CDU hold		Majority	6,647	24.5	18.4

1994 election

State election (1994): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Peter Bonitz		13,844	42.1		14,506	43.9
	SPD			11,856	36.0		10,950	33.1
	PDS			4,023	12.2		4,344	13.2
	FDP			1,742	5.3		1,271	3.8
	Greens			1,248	3.8		1,142	3.5
	DSU			197	0.6		182	0.6
	List-only parties						639	1.9
Informal votes				1,148			1,024
Total valid votes				32,910			33,034
Turnout				34,058	75.1
	CDU win new seat		Majority	1,988	6.1

References

1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
2. "Wahlen in Thüringen". wahlen.thueringen.de. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
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