# Schmalkalden-Meiningen II

Schmalkalden-Meiningen 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 13. It covers the northern part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen.
Schmalkalden-Meiningen II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by René Aust of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Schmalkalden-Meiningen II covers the northern part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Breitungen/Werra, Brotterode-Trusetal, Fambach, Floh-Seligenthal, Rosa, Roßdorf, Schmalkalden, and Steinbach-Hallenberg.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Andreas Trautvetter (1994–1999) and Jens Goebel (1999–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and was represented by Manfred Hellmann. The CDU's candidate Christina Liebetrau regained the constituency in 2014. It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by René Aust.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Andreas Trautvetter | CDU | 50.1 |
| 1999 | Jens Goebel | CDU | 53.6 |
| 2004 | Jens Goebel | CDU | 37.5 |
| 2009 | Manfred Hellmann | The Left | 27.6 |
| 2014 | Christina Liebetrau | CDU | 42.0 |
| 2019 | René Aust | AfD | 24.2 |
| 2024 | Jan Abicht | AfD | 39.8 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Jan Abicht | Jan Abicht | 10,867 | 39.8 | 15.6 | 9,880 | 35.9 | 11.5 |
| | CDU | Stefan Tanneberger | Stefan Tanneberger | 7,641 | 28.0 | 5.2 | 5,866 | 21.3 | 0.9 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,899 | 17.8 | |
| | Left | Ronald Hande | Ronald Hande | 3,445 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 3,117 | 11.3 | 19.1 |
| | SPD | Carsten Feller | Carsten Feller | 2,703 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 1,641 | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| | FW | Monique Avemarg | Monique Avemarg | 2,292 | 8.4 | | 521 | 1.9 | |
| | Greens | | | | | | 437 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| | FDP | Stefanie Gorzize | Stefanie Gorzize | 353 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 390 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| | APT | | | | | | 278 | 1.0 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 127 | 0.5 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 119 | 0.4 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 109 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 98 | 0.4 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 443 | | | 188 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,301 | | | 27,556 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,744 | 72.0 | 9.6 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 3,226 | 11.8 | 10.9 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | René Aust | René Aust | 6,097 | 24.2 | | 6,157 | 24.4 | 14.8 |
| | SPD | Frank Ullrich | Frank Ullrich | 5,877 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 2,546 | 10.1 | 3.5 |
| | CDU | N Christina Liebetrau | N Christina Liebetrau | 5,736 | 22.8 | 19.2 | 5,606 | 22.2 | 14.2 |
| | Left | Ronald Hande | Ronald Hande | 4,927 | 19.6 | 6.9 | 7,667 | 30.4 | 4.4 |
| | FDP | Gerald Ullrich | Gerald Ullrich | 1,499 | 6.0 | | 1,171 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| | Greens | Mario Urbach | Mario Urbach | 1,008 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 905 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| | MLPD | Christopher Sengfelder | Christopher Sengfelder | 33 | 0.1 | | 66 | 0.3 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,131 | 4.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 346 | | | 274 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,177 | | | 25,249 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,523 | 62.4 | 10.2 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 220 | 0.9 | | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Christina Liebetrau | Christina Liebetrau | 9,417 | 42.0 | 17.4 | 8,208 | 36.4 | 5.4 |
| | Left | Ronald Hande | Ronald Hande | 5,947 | 26.5 | 1.1 | 5,860 | 26.0 | 1.1 |
| | SPD | Stephan Danz | Stephan Danz | 3,878 | 17.3 | 0.8 | 3,058 | 13.6 | 4.4 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 2,161 | 9.6 | |
| | NPD | Andreas Kunze | Andreas Kunze | 1,371 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1,067 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| | Greens | Simon Eckhard | Simon Eckhard | 1,249 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 917 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| | Pirates | Jan Schrenke | Jan Schrenke | 552 | 2.5 | | 248 | 1.1 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,046 | 4.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 570 | | | 419 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,414 | | | 22,565 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,984 | 52.2 | 2.3 | | | |
| | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 3,470 | 15.5 | | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Manfred Hellmann | Manfred Hellmann | 7,238 | 27.6 | 9.4 | 7,136 | 27.1 | 2.3 |
| | CDU | N Jens Goebel | N Jens Goebel | 6,485 | 24.7 | 12.8 | 8,158 | 31.0 | 3.0 |
| | SPD | Claudia Scheerschmidt | Claudia Scheerschmidt | 4,711 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 4,695 | 17.9 | 6.2 |
| | Free Voters | Ronny Römhild | Ronny Römhild | 3,471 | 13.2 | | 1,761 | 6.7 | 10.7 |
| | FDP | Lutz Recknagel | Lutz Recknagel | 2,279 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 2,037 | 7.7 | 3.5 |
| | NPD | Hendrik Tilmann Heller | Hendrik Tilmann Heller | 1,171 | 4.5 | | 1,262 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Alexander Keiner | Alexander Keiner | 884 | 3.4 | | 1,060 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 187 | 0.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 605 | | | 548 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,239 | | | 26,296 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,844 | 54.8 | 3.9 | | | |
| | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 753 | 2.9 | | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Jens Goebel | Y Jens Goebel | 10,361 | 37.5 | 16.1 | 9,642 | 34.0 | 19.4 |
| | PDS | Karl Koch | Karl Koch | 10,220 | 37.0 | 17.3 | 7,049 | 24.8 | 4.6 |
| | Free Voters | | | | | | 4,945 | 17.4 | |
| | SPD | Mario Heyer | Mario Heyer | 4,552 | 16.5 | 4.3 | 3,316 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| | FDP | Lutz Rüdiger Recknagel | Lutz Rüdiger Recknagel | 2,474 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 1,201 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,246 | 7.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,038 | | | 1,246 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,607 | | | 28,399 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,645 | 58.7 | 1.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 141 | 0.5 | 32.3 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Jens Goebel | Jens Goebel | 16,173 | 53.6 | 3.6 | 16,172 | 53.4 | 6.1 |
| | SPD | Peter Hammen | Peter Hammen | 6,291 | 20.8 | 5.0 | 5,249 | 17.3 | 10.5 |
| | PDS | Karl Koch | Karl Koch | 5,945 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 6,123 | 20.2 | 6.1 |
| | FDP | Peter Wolf | Peter Wolf | 678 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 430 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| | Greens | Beate Bach | Beate Bach | 565 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 419 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| | REP | Roswitha Koch | Roswitha Koch | 543 | 1.8 | | 166 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,736 | 5.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 572 | | | 472 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,195 | | | 30,295 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,767 | 60.5 | 15.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 9,882 | 32.8 | 8.5 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Andreas Trautvetter | Andreas Trautvetter | 18,871 | 50.1 | | 18,029 | 47.5 | |
| | SPD | | | 9,724 | 25.8 | | 10,554 | 27.8 | |
| | PDS | | | 5,274 | 14.0 | | 5,298 | 14.0 | |
| | Greens | | | 2,106 | 5.6 | | 1,525 | 4.0 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,676 | 4.5 | | 1,520 | 4.0 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,033 | 2.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,647 | | | 1,339 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,651 | | | 37,959 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,298 | 75.7 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 9,147 | 24.3 | | | | |