# Saale-Orla-Kreis II

Saale-Orla-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 34. It covers the northern part of Saale-Orla-Kreis.
Saale-Orla-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2414, it has been represented by Ringo Mühlmann of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Saale-Orla-Kreis II covers the northern part of Saale-Orla-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Bodelwitz, Döbritz, Dreitzsch, Eßbach, Geroda, Gertewitz, Gössitz, Grobengereuth, Keila, Kospoda, Krölpa, Langenorla, Lausnitz b. Neustadt an der Orla, Lemnitz, Linda b. Neustadt an der Orla, Miesitz, Mittelpöllnitz, Moxa, Neustadt an der Orla, Nimritz, Oberoppurg, Oppurg, Paska, Peuschen, Pößneck, Quaschwitz, Ranis, Rosendorf, Schleiz (only Crispendorf), Schmieritz, Schmorda, Schöndorf, Seisla, Solkwitz, Tömmelsdorf, Triptis, Weira, Wernburg, Wilhelmsdorf, and Ziegenrück.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Gottfried Schugens. It was won by The Left in 2009, and was represented by Heidrun Sedlacik. The CDU's candidate Christian Herrgott regained the constituency in 2014, and was re-elected in 2019. In 2024, Ringo Mühlmann of Alternative for Germany won the seat.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Gottfried Schugens | CDU | 42.7 |
| 1999 | Gottfried Schugens | CDU | 46.9 |
| 2004 | Gottfried Schugens | CDU | 41.5 |
| 2009 | Heidrun Sedlacik | LINKE | 30.1 |
| 2014 | Christian Herrgott | CDU | 39.8 |
| 2019 | Christian Herrgott | CDU | 32.5 |
| 2024 | Ringo Mühlmann | AfD | 44.6 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 | Ringo Mühlmann | Ringo Mühlmann | 10,402 | 44.6 | 15.6 | 9,456 | 40.2 | 11.8 |
| | CDU | Fred Nimczick | Fred Nimczick | 7,752 | 33.2 | 0.3 | 5,542 | 23.6 | 2.5 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,570 | 15.2 | |
| | Left | Anastasia-Geuneviéve Rahaus | Anastasia-Geuneviéve Rahaus | 2,522 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 2,487 | 10.6 | 20.7 |
| | SPD | Anja Grossmann | Anja Grossmann | 1,207 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 895 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| | FDP | Martin Mehlhos | Martin Mehlhos | 597 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 268 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| | UBV | Dennis Kämmerle | Dennis Kämmerle | 532 | 2.3 | | | | |
| | Greens | Caroline Jobst | Caroline Jobst | 391 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 353 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| | APT | | | | | | 223 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| | Values | | | | | | 212 | 0.9 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 187 | 0.8 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 110 | 0.5 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 93 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 31 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | | | 162 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,331 | | | 23,507 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,669 | 74.8 | 8.1 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 2,650 | 11.4 | | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Christian Herrgott | Y Christian Herrgott | 6,945 | 32.5 | 7.3 | 4,539 | 21.1 | 13.6 |
| | AfD | Heiko Bergner | Heiko Bergner | 6,207 | 29.0 | | 6,092 | 28.4 | 16.2 |
| | Left | Philipp Gliesing | Philipp Gliesing | 5,084 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 6,730 | 31.3 | 1.9 |
| | SPD | Oskar Helmerich | Oskar Helmerich | 1,278 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 1,291 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| | FDP | Petra Philipp-Dietrich | Petra Philipp-Dietrich | 964 | 4.5 | | 1,062 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Anne Rech | Anne Rech | 901 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 633 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,135 | 5.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 363 | | | 260 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,379 | | | 21,482 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,742 | 66.7 | 13.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 738 | 3.5 | 4.4 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 | Christian Herrgott | Christian Herrgott | 7,144 | 39.8 | 11.4 | 6,323 | 34.7 | 4.2 |
| | Left | Philipp Gliesing | Philipp Gliesing | 5,740 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 5,356 | 29.4 | 0.2 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 2,219 | 12.2 | |
| | SPD | Frank Roßner | Frank Roßner | 3,007 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 1,998 | 11.0 | 7.1 |
| | NPD | Kay Haller | Kay Haller | 1,079 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 691 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| | Greens | Johannes Brink | Johannes Brink | 996 | 5.5 | | 746 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 890 | 4.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 517 | | | 260 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,966 | | | 18,223 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,483 | 53.3 | 3.3 | | | |
| | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 1,404 | 7.9 | | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 | Heidrun Sedlacik | Heidrun Sedlacik | 6,123 | 30.1 | 0.7 | 6,087 | 29.6 | 1.5 |
| | CDU | N Gottfried Schugens | N Gottfried Schugens | 5,785 | 28.4 | 13.1 | 6,269 | 30.5 | 12.2 |
| | SPD | Dagmar Künast | Dagmar Künast | 4,529 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 3,734 | 18.1 | 3.0 |
| | FDP | Alf-Heinz Borchardt | Alf-Heinz Borchardt | 2,841 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 1,788 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
| | NPD | Peter Nürnberger | Peter Nürnberger | 1,077 | 5.3 | | 984 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 861 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 853 | 4.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 644 | | | 423 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,355 | | | 20,576 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,999 | 56.6 | 2.5 | | | |
| | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 338 | 1.7 | | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Gottfried Schugens | Y Gottfried Schugens | 8,168 | 41.5 | 5.4 | 8,530 | 42.7 | 7.8 |
| | PDS | Thomas Hofmann | Thomas Hofmann | 5,783 | 29.4 | 10.7 | 5,603 | 28.1 | 9.2 |
| | SPD | Dagmar Künast | Dagmar Künast | 4,418 | 22.5 | 3.8 | 3,005 | 15.1 | 4.7 |
| | FDP | Monika Haseküster | Monika Haseküster | 842 | 4.3 | | 634 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Constanze Truschzinski | Constanze Truschzinski | 467 | 2.4 | | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,187 | 11.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,229 | | | 948 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,678 | | | 19,959 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,907 | 54.1 | 5.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,385 | 12.1 | 8.5 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Gottfried Schugens | Y Gottfried Schugens | 10,759 | 46.9 | 4.3 | 11,647 | 50.5 | 5.9 |
| | SPD | Dagmar Künast | Dagmar Künast | 6,025 | 26.3 | 2.6 | 4,562 | 19.8 | 8.7 |
| | PDS | Thomas Hofmann | Thomas Hofmann | 4,279 | 18.7 | 5.9 | 4,354 | 18.9 | 4.8 |
| | VIBT | Wolfgang Kleindienst | Wolfgang Kleindienst | 1,317 | 5.7 | | 746 | 3.2 | |
| | REP | Bernd Pomper | Bernd Pomper | 559 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 269 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,470 | 6.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 372 | | | 263 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,939 | | | 23,048 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,311 | 59.5 | 13.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 4,734 | 20.6 | 6.9 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 | Gottfried Schugens | Gottfried Schugens | 11,664 | 42.7 | | 12,363 | 44.8 | |
| | SPD | | | 7,929 | 29.0 | | 7,862 | 28.5 | |
| | PDS | | | 3,487 | 12.8 | | 3,877 | 14.1 | |
| | FDP | | | 2,131 | 7.8 | | 1,115 | 4.0 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,347 | 4.9 | | 1,051 | 3.8 | |
| | REP | | | 781 | 2.9 | | 740 | 2.7 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 572 | 2.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 833 | | | 592 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,339 | | | 27,580 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,172 | 73.3 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 3,735 | 13.7 | | | | |