# Kaiserslautern (electoral district)

Kaiserslautern is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 208. It is located in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Kaiserslautern, the Donnersbergkreis district, the Kusel district, and the northeastern part of the Landkreis Kaiserslautern district.
Kaiserslautern was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2023, it has been represented by Matthias Mieves of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

## Geography

Kaiserslautern is located in southern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Kaiserslautern, the district of Donnersbergkreis, the district of Donnersbergkreis, and the Verbandsgemeinden of Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach.

## History

Kaiserslautern was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 13 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 160. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 161. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 159. In the 2002 election, it was number 212. In the 2005 election, it was number 211. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 210. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 209. From the 2025 election, it has been number 208.
Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Kaiserslautern and the districts of Landkreis Kaiserslautern and Kusel. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 13 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1953 | 160 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1957 | 160 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1961 | 160 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1965 | 161 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1969 | 161 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1972 | 161 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1976 | 161 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1980 | 159 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1983 | 159 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1987 | 159 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1990 | 159 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1994 | 159 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 1998 | 159 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district |
| 2002 | 212 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |
| 2005 | 211 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |
| 2009 | 210 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |
| 2013 | 210 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |
| 2017 | 209 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |
| 2021 | 209 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |
| 2025 | 208 | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district (only Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Otterbach-Otterberg, and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden) |

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Adolf Ludwig of the SPD from 1949 to 1953. August Spies of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1953 and served until 1961. Adolf Müller-Emmert regained it for the SPD in 1961 and was representative until 1987, a total of seven consecutive terms. He was succeeded by Rose Götte from 1987 to 1994. Hansjörg Schäfer then served two terms from 1994 to 2002. Gustav Herzog was representative from 2002 to 2021. He was succeeded by Matthias Mieves in 2021, who was re-elected in 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Adolf Ludwig | SPD | 36.5 |
| 1953 | August Spies | CDU | 37.8 |
| 1957 | August Spies | CDU | 42.8 |
| 1961 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 41.4 |
| 1965 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 46.5 |
| 1969 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 49.4 |
| 1972 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 55.7 |
| 1976 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 50.8 |
| 1980 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 52.6 |
| 1983 | Adolf Müller-Emmert | SPD | 48.9 |
| 1987 | Rose Götte | SPD | 48.7 |
| 1990 | Rose Götte | SPD | 47.3 |
| 1994 | Hansjörg Schäfer | SPD | 47.9 |
| 1998 | Hansjörg Schäfer | SPD | 50.9 |
| 2002 | Gustav Herzog | SPD | 49.9 |
| 2005 | Gustav Herzog | SPD | 44.2 |
| 2009 | Gustav Herzog | SPD | 34.6 |
| 2013 | Gustav Herzog | SPD | 38.5 |
| 2017 | Gustav Herzog | SPD | 33.9 |
| 2021 | Matthias Mieves | SPD | 33.9 |
| 2025 | Matthias Mieves | SPD | 28.0 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Kaiserslautern :
| 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 | Sebastian Münzenmaier | Sebastian Münzenmaier | 45,159 | 25.5 | 13.5 | 45,952 | 25.9 | 13.5 |
| | CDU | Frank Burgdörfer | Frank Burgdörfer | 42,591 | 24.1 | 2.6 | 44,231 | 24.9 | 5.1 |
| | SPD | Y Matthias Mieves | Y Matthias Mieves | 49,462 | 28.0 | 5.9 | 36,500 | 20.5 | 12.0 |
| | Greens | Lea Siegfried | Lea Siegfried | 10,099 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 14,624 | 8.2 | 2.3 |
| | Left | Stefan Glander | Stefan Glander | 7,397 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 10,770 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| | BSW | Alexander Ulrich | Alexander Ulrich | 7,629 | 4.3 | New | 8,837 | 5.0 | New |
| | FDP | Christian Kopp | Christian Kopp | 5,137 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 6,973 | 3.9 | 6.4 |
| | FW | Jasmin Awan | Jasmin Awan | 7,385 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4,695 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,649 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| | Volt | Marvin Ballat | Marvin Ballat | 1,570 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 992 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 797 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | BD | Tim Meinhold | Tim Meinhold | 453 | 0.3 | New | 331 | 0.2 | New |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 236 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 56 | <0.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,318 | | | 1,557 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 176,882 | | | 177,643 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,200 | 81.5 | 6.2 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 4,303 | 2.5 | 9.9 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Kaiserslautern :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Matthias Mieves | Matthias Mieves | 56,523 | 33.9 | 0.0 | 54,460 | 32.5 | 4.3 |
| | CDU | Xaver Jung | Xaver Jung | 35,803 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 33,226 | 19.8 | 9.3 |
| | AfD | Marco Staudt | Marco Staudt | 20,002 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 20,702 | 12.4 | 1.3 |
| | Greens | Michael Kunte | Michael Kunte | 14,589 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 17,611 | 10.5 | 3.8 |
| | FW | Thomas Lebkücher | Thomas Lebkücher | 12,225 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 8,042 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| | FDP | Jana Lumbur | Jana Lumbur | 11,870 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 17,242 | 10.3 | 1.2 |
| | Left | Alexander Ulrich | Alexander Ulrich | 6,753 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 6,383 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | Patrick Kühn-Breisch | Patrick Kühn-Breisch | 3,197 | 1.9 | | 3,168 | 1.9 | |
| | PARTEI | Derya Sujana-Şen | Derya Sujana-Şen | 2,154 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1,641 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| | dieBasis | Torsten Friedrichs | Torsten Friedrichs | 2,159 | 1.3 | | 2,055 | 1.2 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 695 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | Malte Schümann | Malte Schümann | 801 | 0.5 | | 685 | 0.4 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 432 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Marius Lauer | Marius Lauer | 392 | 0.2 | | | | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 298 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 253 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 171 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 142 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | DiB | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | |
| | LKR | Petra Winkler | Petra Winkler | 154 | 0.1 | | 101 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Dirk Hoppe | Dirk Hoppe | 147 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Dietrich Schwang | Dietrich Schwang | 28 | 0.0 | | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,409 | | | 1,742 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 166,797 | | | 167,464 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,206 | 75.3 | 0.1 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 20,720 | 12.4 | 9.8 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Kaiserslautern :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Gustav Herzog | Y Gustav Herzog | 57,482 | 33.9 | 4.6 | 47,986 | 28.3 | 4.4 |
| | CDU | Xaver Jung | Xaver Jung | 53,022 | 31.3 | 5.9 | 49,400 | 29.1 | 6.8 |
| | AfD | Stefan Scheil | Stefan Scheil | 21,378 | 12.6 | | 23,206 | 13.7 | 9.2 |
| | Left | Alexander Ulrich | Alexander Ulrich | 12,277 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 13,548 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | Achim Oliver Bertram | Achim Oliver Bertram | 9,256 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 15,519 | 9.1 | 4.6 |
| | Greens | Paul Bunjes | Paul Bunjes | 8,618 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 11,360 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| | FW | Günther Mack | Günther Mack | 4,820 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3,558 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| | PARTEI | Alexander Mühlmann | Alexander Mühlmann | 2,526 | 1.5 | | 2,187 | 1.3 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 930 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 811 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 529 | 0.3 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 355 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 343 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,937 | | | 2,552 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 169,379 | | | 169,764 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,316 | 75.2 | 5.0 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 4,460 | 2.6 | 1.3 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Kaiserslautern :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Gustav Herzog | Y Gustav Herzog | 61,253 | 38.5 | 4.0 | 52,242 | 32.7 | 5.0 |
| | CDU | Xaver Jung | Xaver Jung | 59,086 | 37.2 | 4.3 | 57,376 | 35.9 | 7.7 |
| | Left | Alexander Ulrich | Alexander Ulrich | 11,813 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 12,107 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| | Greens | Felicitas Flörchinger | Felicitas Flörchinger | 8,446 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 11,430 | 7.1 | 1.6 |
| | Pirates | Johannes Merkert | Johannes Merkert | 4,810 | 3.0 | | 4,278 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| | FW | Manfred Petry | Manfred Petry | 4,145 | 2.6 | | 3,031 | 1.9 | |
| | The Homeland | Klaus Alfons Gras | Klaus Alfons Gras | 3,953 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 3,080 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Christian Kopp | Christian Kopp | 3,584 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 7,315 | 4.6 | 9.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 7,101 | 4.4 | |
| | FAMILIE | Anette Sabine Metzger | Anette Sabine Metzger | 1,896 | 1.2 | | | | |
| | REP | | | | | | 580 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 535 | 0.3 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 415 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 323 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,024 | | | 3,142 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 158,986 | | | 159,868 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,010 | 70.2 | 0.7 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 2,167 | 1.3 | 0.5 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Kaiserslautern :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Gustav Herzog | Y Gustav Herzog | 55,070 | 34.6 | 9.7 | 44,362 | 27.7 | 11.2 |
| | CDU | Xaver Jung | Xaver Jung | 52,311 | 32.8 | 2.5 | 45,212 | 28.2 | 1.3 |
| | Left | Alexander Ulrich | Alexander Ulrich | 22,205 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 22,670 | 14.2 | 5.4 |
| | FDP | Brigitta Röthig-Wentz | Brigitta Röthig-Wentz | 14,725 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 22,932 | 14.3 | 3.9 |
| | Greens | Dirk Just | Dirk Just | 10,834 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 13,936 | 8.7 | 1.6 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 3,421 | 2.1 | |
| | The Homeland | Sascha Wagner | Sascha Wagner | 4,143 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3,197 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 2,074 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,373 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 414 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 406 | 0.3 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 132 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,062 | | | 3,166 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 159,288 | | | 160,184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,350 | 69.5 | 7.0 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 2,759 | 1.8 | 7.2 | | | |