# Saale-Holzland-Kreis II

Saale-Holzland-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 36. It covers the northern part of Saale-Holzland-Kreis.
Saale-Holzland-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Wiebke Muhsal of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Saale-Holzland-Kreis II covers the northern part of Saale-Holzland-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Albersdorf, Bad Klosterlausnitz, Bobeck, Bürgel, Crossen an der Elster, Dornburg-Camburg, Eisenberg, Frauenprießnitz, Golmsdorf, Gösen, Graitschen b. Bürgel, Großlöbichau, Hainichen, Hainspitz, Hartmannsdorf, Heideland, Jenalöbnitz, Lehesten, Löberschütz, Mertendorf, Nausnitz, Neuengönna, Petersberg, Poxdorf, Rauda, Rauschwitz, Scheiditz, Schkölen, Schlöben, Schöngleina, Serba, Silbitz, Tautenburg, Tautenhain, Thierschneck, Waldeck, Walpernhain, Weißenborn, Wichmar, and Zimmern.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Konrad Illing, who served from 1994 to 2004, followed by Wieland Rose (2004–2009) and Mario Voigt (2009–present). In 2024, Wiebke Muhsal of the AfD won the seat.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Konrad Illing | CDU | 44.2 |
| 1999 | Konrad Illing | CDU | 52.1 |
| 2004 | Wieland Rose | CDU | 43.5 |
| 2009 | Mario Voigt | CDU | 36.9 |
| 2014 | Mario Voigt | CDU | 41.2 |
| 2019 | Mario Voigt | CDU | 34.1 |
| 2024 | Wiebke Muhsal | AfD | 38.9 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Saale-Holzland-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 | Wiebke Muhsal | Wiebke Muhsal | 9,976 | 38.9 | 15.6 | 8,880 | 34.4 | 10.9 |
| | CDU | N Mario Voigt | N Mario Voigt | 9,560 | 37.3 | 3.2 | 6,905 | 26.7 | 2.6 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,005 | 15.5 | |
| | Left | Steffen Much | Steffen Much | 3,424 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 3,008 | 11.6 | 18.7 |
| | SPD | Peter Zenner | Peter Zenner | 1,054 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1,086 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| | FW | Franz Gobel | Franz Gobel | 902 | 3.5 | | 251 | 1.0 | |
| | Greens | Olaf Reiner Möller | Olaf Reiner Möller | 413 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 580 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| | APT | | | | | | 312 | 1.2 | |
| | FDP | William Schlosser | William Schlosser | 317 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 263 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| | Values | | | | | | 195 | 0.8 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 125 | 0.5 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 119 | 0.5 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 62 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 36 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 21 | 0.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 398 | | | 196 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,646 | | | 25,848 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,044 | 77.4 | 9.1 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 416 | 1.6 | | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Saale-Holzland-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 Mario Voigt | Y Mario Voigt | 7,974 | 34.1 | 7.1 | 5,654 | 24.1 | 10.8 |
| | Left | Steffen Much | Steffen Much | 5,898 | 25.2 | 2.2 | 7,113 | 30.3 | 2.8 |
| | AfD | Jörg Henke | Jörg Henke | 5,449 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 5,514 | 23.5 | 9.3 |
| | SPD | Moritz Kalthoff | Moritz Kalthoff | 1,533 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1,523 | 6.5 | 3.1 |
| | FDP | Hardy Scheidig | Hardy Scheidig | 1,314 | 5.6 | | 1,436 | 6.1 | 3.7 |
| | Greens | Astrid Matthey | Astrid Matthey | 1,230 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 914 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,308 | 5.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 346 | | | 282 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,398 | | | 23,462 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,744 | 68.3 | 12.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,076 | 8.9 | 4.9 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Saale-Holzland-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 Mario Voigt | Y Mario Voigt | 8,128 | 41.2 | 4.3 | 6,924 | 34.9 | 1.4 |
| | Left | Mike Huster | Mike Huster | 5,401 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 5,458 | 27.5 | 1.1 |
| | AfD | Jörg Henke | Jörg Henke | 2,760 | 14.0 | | 2,811 | 14.2 | |
| | SPD | Regine Kanis | Regine Kanis | 1,886 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 1,909 | 9.6 | 7.5 |
| | Greens | Roberto Kobelt | Roberto Kobelt | 935 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 988 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| | NPD | Sebastian Sillge | Sebastian Sillge | 629 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 770 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 960 | 4.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 350 | | | 269 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,739 | | | 19,820 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,089 | 55.7 | 1.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,727 | 13.8 | 5.4 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Saale-Holzland-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 | Mario Voigt | Mario Voigt | 7,900 | 36.9 | 6.6 | 7,204 | 33.5 | 10.4 |
| | Left | Manuela Seydewitz | Manuela Seydewitz | 6,107 | 28.5 | 2.4 | 6,165 | 28.6 | 2.7 |
| | SPD | Hans-Peter Perschke | Hans-Peter Perschke | 3,681 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 3,688 | 17.1 | 2.0 |
| | FDP | Holger Joseph | Holger Joseph | 1,726 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 1,791 | 8.3 | 4.5 |
| | Greens | Roberto Kobelt | Roberto Kobelt | 1,169 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 1,045 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| | NPD | Frank Jahn | Frank Jahn | 834 | 3.9 | | 770 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 861 | 4.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 460 | | | 353 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,417 | | | 21,524 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,877 | 57.5 | 1.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,793 | 8.4 | 4.2 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Saale-Holzland-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 | Wieland Rose | Wieland Rose | 9,067 | 43.5 | 8.6 | 9,235 | 43.9 | 6.4 |
| | PDS | Ruth Fuchs | Ruth Fuchs | 6,442 | 30.9 | 11.1 | 5,454 | 25.9 | 4.9 |
| | SPD | Andreas Hipp | Andreas Hipp | 3,259 | 15.6 | 2.3 | 3,180 | 15.1 | 2.2 |
| | FDP | Holger Joseph | Holger Joseph | 1,192 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 807 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| | Greens | Matthias Mann | Matthias Mann | 888 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 741 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,627 | 7.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,110 | | | 914 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,848 | | | 21,044 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,958 | 56.1 | 3.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,625 | 12.6 | 19.7 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Saale-Holzland-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 Konrad Illing | Y Konrad Illing | 11,819 | 52.1 | 7.8 | 11,422 | 50.3 | 7.8 |
| | PDS | Sigrun Lingel | Sigrun Lingel | 4,480 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 4,783 | 21.0 | 5.4 |
| | SPD | Hans-Peter Perschke | Hans-Peter Perschke | 4,065 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 3,939 | 17.3 | 11.7 |
| | VIBT | Thomas Körner | Thomas Körner | 691 | 3.0 | | 442 | 1.9 | |
| | REP | Harry Drechsler | Harry Drechsler | 669 | 2.9 | | 227 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | Greens | Martin Berger | Martin Berger | 540 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 418 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| | FDP | Frank Rohleder | Frank Rohleder | 419 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 338 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,156 | 5.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | | | 296 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,683 | | | 22,725 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,021 | 59.2 | 14.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,339 | 32.3 | 16.7 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Holzlandkreis 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 | Konrad Illing | Konrad Illing | 11,335 | 44.2 | | 10,913 | 42.4 | |
| | SPD | | | 7,397 | 28.9 | | 7,479 | 29.1 | |
| | PDS | | | 4,022 | 15.7 | | 4,035 | 15.7 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,885 | 7.4 | | 1,041 | 5.4 | |
| | FDP | | | 994 | 3.9 | | 985 | 3.8 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,278 | 5.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 832 | | | 734 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,633 | | | 25,731 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,465 | 73.7 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 3,938 | 15.3 | | | | |