# 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.
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.

## 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 | Peter Bonitz | CDU | 49.6 |
| 2004 | Annette Lehmann | CDU | 41.5 |
| 2009 | Annette Lehmann | CDU | 30.0 |
| 2014 | Annette Lehmann | CDU | 40.2 |
| 2019 | Lars Schütze | AfD | 27.3 |
| 2024 | Stefan Möller | AfD | 39.6 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Unstrut-Hainich-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 | Stefan Möller | Stefan Möller | 10,567 | 39.6 | 12.3 | 9,392 | 34.6 | 8.5 |
| | CDU | Jane Croll | Jane Croll | 9,482 | 35.6 | 9.7 | 6,404 | 23.7 | 1.8 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,485 | 16.6 | |
| | Left | Cordula Eger | Cordula Eger | 4,785 | 18.0 | 7.8 | 3,389 | 12.6 | 17.2 |
| | SPD | Markus Reinders | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 565 | | | 238 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,654 | | | 26,981 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,219 | 72.5 | 9.7 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 1,085 | 4.0 | 2.6 | | | |

### 2019 election

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

### 2014 election

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

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Unstrut-Hainich-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 Annette Lehmann | Y Annette Lehmann | 7,396 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 7,762 | 31.3 | 12.9 |
| | Left | Benno Lemke | Benno Lemke | 6,277 | 25.4 | 2.3 | 6,498 | 26.2 | 0.5 |
| | SPD | Walter Pilger | Walter Pilger | 4,984 | 20.2 | 4.9 | 4,788 | 19.3 | 4.3 |
| | FDP | Christina Lange | Christina Lange | 3,053 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 2,387 | 9.6 | 5.6 |
| | Free Voters | Hans-Martin Menge | Hans-Martin Menge | 1,910 | 7.7 | | 1,033 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| | NPD | Jonny Albrecht | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 683 | | | 588 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,666 | | | 24,761 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,349 | 55.3 | 1.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,119 | 4.6 | 9.2 | | | |

### 2004 election

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

### 1999 election

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

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Unstrut-Hainich-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 | Peter Bonitz | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,148 | | | 1,024 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,910 | | | 33,034 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,058 | 75.1 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 1,988 | 6.1 | | | | |