# Kulmbach (electoral district)

Kulmbach 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 239. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the Kulmbach district, the Lichtenfels district, and the northern part of the Bamberg district.
Kulmbach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Emmi Zeulner of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

## Geography

Kulmbach is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Kulmbach and Lichtenfels as well as the municipalities of Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Baunach and Steinfeld from the Bamberg district.

## History

Kulmbach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 29 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 224. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 226. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 241. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 240. From the 2025 election, it has been number 239.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Kulmbach and the districts of Landkreis Kulmbach, Lichtenfels, Naila, and Stadtsteinach. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the independent cities of Kulmbach and Forchheim and the districts of Landkreis Kulmbach, Landkreis Forchheim, Lichtenfels, Stadtsteinach, and Ebermannstadt. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the districts of Kulmbach and Lichtenfels as well as the municipalities of Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf from the Bamberg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 29 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Landkreis Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Naila district Stadtsteinach district |
| 1953 | 224 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Landkreis Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Naila district Stadtsteinach district |
| 1957 | 224 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Landkreis Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Naila district Stadtsteinach district |
| 1961 | 224 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Landkreis Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Naila district Stadtsteinach district |
| 1965 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Forchheim city Landkreis Kulmbach district Landkreis Forchheim district Lichtenfels district Stadtsteinach district Ebermannstadt district |
| 1969 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Forchheim city Landkreis Kulmbach district Landkreis Forchheim district Lichtenfels district Stadtsteinach district Ebermannstadt district |
| 1972 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach city Forchheim city Landkreis Kulmbach district Landkreis Forchheim district Lichtenfels district Stadtsteinach district Ebermannstadt district |
| 1976 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 1980 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 1983 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 1987 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 1990 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 1994 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 1998 | 226 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf municipalities) |
| 2002 | 241 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |
| 2005 | 241 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |
| 2009 | 240 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |
| 2013 | 240 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |
| 2017 | 240 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |
| 2021 | 240 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |
| 2025 | 239 | Kulmbach | Kulmbach district Lichtenfels district Bamberg district (only Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf municipalities and Baunach and Steinfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften |

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Friedrich Schönauer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 until his death in 1950. Johannes Semler of the CSU won the resulting by-election. He was succeeded by Max Spörl in the 1953 federal election, followed by Gustav Sühler in 1957, and Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg in 1961. Lorenz Niegel was then representative from 1969 to 1990. Bernd Protzner served from 1990 to 2002, followed by Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg from 2002 to 2013. Emmi Zeulner was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021, and 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Friedrich Schönauer | SPD | 27.6 |
| 1950 | Johannes Semler | CSU | 38.7 |
| 1953 | Max Spörl | CSU | 51.7 |
| 1957 | Gustav Sühler | CSU | 53.0 |
| 1961 | Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg | CSU | 48.8 |
| 1965 | Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg | CSU | 59.0 |
| 1969 | Lorenz Niegel | CSU | 55.0 |
| 1972 | Lorenz Niegel | CSU | 56.3 |
| 1976 | Lorenz Niegel | CSU | 60.8 |
| 1980 | Lorenz Niegel | CSU | 60.4 |
| 1983 | Lorenz Niegel | CSU | 65.2 |
| 1987 | Lorenz Niegel | CSU | 59.2 |
| 1990 | Bernd Protzner | CSU | 56.5 |
| 1994 | Bernd Protzner | CSU | 53.3 |
| 1998 | Bernd Protzner | CSU | 49.7 |
| 2002 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | CSU | 63.0 |
| 2005 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | CSU | 60.0 |
| 2009 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | CSU | 68.1 |
| 2013 | Emmi Zeulner | CSU | 56.9 |
| 2017 | Emmi Zeulner | CSU | 55.4 |
| 2021 | Emmi Zeulner | CSU | 47.8 |
| 2025 | Emmi Zeulner | CSU | 49.3 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Kulmbach :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Emmi Zeulner | Y Emmi Zeulner | 69,446 | 49.3 | 1.6 | 56,803 | 40.3 | 4.1 |
| | AfD | Sebastian Johannes Görtler | Sebastian Johannes Görtler | 30,698 | 21.8 | 11.2 | 32,988 | 23.4 | 11.8 |
| | SPD | Ali-Cemil Sat | Ali-Cemil Sat | 13,210 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 15,327 | 10.9 | 8.9 |
| | Greens | Thomas Josef Ochs | Thomas Josef Ochs | 9,232 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 10,176 | 7.2 | 1.6 |
| | FW | Jochen Sebastian Bergmann | Jochen Sebastian Bergmann | 8,744 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 7,184 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| | Left | Oswald Emil Greim | Oswald Emil Greim | 5,361 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 6,210 | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| | FDP | Kevin Blechschmidt | Kevin Blechschmidt | 2,838 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4,550 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,183 | 3.0 | |
| | APT | | | | | | 1,133 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| | Volt | Benjamin Günter Eichelkraut | Benjamin Günter Eichelkraut | 1,237 | 0.9 | | 719 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 538 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | dieBasis | | | | | | 439 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 424 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | BP | | | | | | 172 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | BD | | | | | | 129 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 75 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 771 | | | 462 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 140,766 | | | 141,075 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,537 | 85.5 | 4.3 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 38,748 | 27.5 | 4.1 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Kulmbach :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Emmi Zeulner | Y Emmi Zeulner | 65,163 | 47.8 | 7.7 | 49,389 | 36.2 | 7.2 |
| | SPD | Simon Moritz | Simon Moritz | 22,103 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 27,009 | 19.8 | 2.1 |
| | AfD | Theo Taubmann | Theo Taubmann | 14,416 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 15,774 | 11.6 | 1.9 |
| | FW | Jochen Bergmann | Jochen Bergmann | 10,430 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 10,420 | 7.6 | 5.0 |
| | Greens | Martin Pfeiffer | Martin Pfeiffer | 10,165 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 11,966 | 8.8 | 2.8 |
| | FDP | Claus Ehrhardt | Claus Ehrhardt | 6,480 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 11,399 | 8.4 | 0.6 |
| | Left | Ludwig Baumgartner | Ludwig Baumgartner | 2,448 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2,982 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| | PARTEI | Sven Goller | Sven Goller | 1,954 | 1.4 | | 1,199 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | dieBasis | Otto Gebelein | Otto Gebelein | 1,748 | 1.3 | | 1,718 | 1.3 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,548 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | Kay-Uwe Zenker | Kay-Uwe Zenker | 871 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 605 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | BP | Gunther Sedlmeyer | Gunther Sedlmeyer | 619 | 0.5 | | 446 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 429 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Unabhängige | | | | | | 242 | 0.2 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 214 | 0.2 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 207 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 203 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 185 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 126 | 0.1 | |
| | The III. Path | | | | | | 124 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 92 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 82 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 73 | 0.1 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 781 | | | 671 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 136,397 | | | 136,507 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,178 | 81.2 | 2.2 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 43,060 | 31.6 | 7.8 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Kulmbach :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Emmi Zeulner | Y Emmi Zeulner | 74,105 | 55.4 | 1.5 | 58,112 | 43.4 | 8.9 |
| | SPD | Thomas Bauske | Thomas Bauske | 21,494 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 23,675 | 17.7 | 3.8 |
| | AfD | Georg Hock | Georg Hock | 15,497 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 17,997 | 13.4 | 9.5 |
| | Greens | Markus Tutsch | Markus Tutsch | 5,880 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 7,966 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| | FDP | Stefan Wolf | Stefan Wolf | 5,381 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 10,335 | 7.7 | 4.0 |
| | Left | Oswald Greim | Oswald Greim | 5,057 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 6,431 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| | FW | Klaus Purucker | Klaus Purucker | 4,199 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3,560 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,203 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,006 | 0.8 | |
| | ÖDP | Thomas Müller | Thomas Müller | 2,064 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 932 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 742 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| | BP | | | | | | 514 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 421 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| | DM | | | | | | 247 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 199 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 153 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 150 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,395 | | | 1,160 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 133,677 | | | 133,912 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,072 | 79.0 | 8.1 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 52,611 | 39.3 | 5.2 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Kulmbach :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Emmi Zeulner | Emmi Zeulner | 68,903 | 56.9 | 11.2 | 63,378 | 52.3 | 2.9 |
| | SPD | Simon Moritz | Simon Moritz | 27,587 | 22.8 | 8.1 | 26,030 | 21.5 | 4.3 |
| | Greens | Valentin Motschmann | Valentin Motschmann | 4,845 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 6,396 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| | AfD | Georg Hock | Georg Hock | 3,829 | 3.2 | | 4,800 | 4.0 | |
| | Left | Marko Müller | Marko Müller | 3,616 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4,392 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| | FW | Philipp Goletz | Philipp Goletz | 3,533 | 2.9 | | 3,476 | 2.9 | |
| | Pirates | Bruno Kramm | Bruno Kramm | 2,212 | 1.8 | | 2,316 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| | The Homeland | Johannes Hühnlein | Johannes Hühnlein | 2,013 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2,017 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | Stephan Otte | Stephan Otte | 1,996 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4,513 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 889 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | Thomas Karl Müller | Thomas Karl Müller | 1,430 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 856 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | BP | | | 1,118 | 0.9 | | 758 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | REP | | | | | | 554 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 307 | 0.3 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 120 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,225 | | | 1,207 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 121,082 | | | 121,100 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,307 | 70.9 | 3.2 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 41,316 | 34.1 | 19.3 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Kulmbach :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | Y Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | 86,658 | 68.1 | 8.0 | 62,880 | 49.5 | 2.3 |
| | SPD | Claus Stenglein | Claus Stenglein | 18,717 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 21,863 | 17.2 | 9.5 |
| | Left | Corinna Croy | Corinna Croy | 6,624 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 8,038 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| | Greens | Hans-Dieter Herold | Hans-Dieter Herold | 5,985 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 8,731 | 6.9 | 2.2 |
| | FDP | Joachim-Friedrich Unruh | Joachim-Friedrich Unruh | 4,885 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 14,520 | 11.4 | 3.8 |
| | The Homeland | Bernd Lorenz | Bernd Lorenz | 3,027 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2,682 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,332 | 1.8 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,215 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | ÖDP | Tanja Och | Tanja Och | 1,407 | 1.1 | | 1,091 | 0.9 | |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,045 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 827 | 0.7 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 659 | 0.5 | |
| | BP | | | | | | 546 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 259 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 185 | 0.1 | |
| | CM | | | | | | 112 | 0.1 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 59 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,198 | | | 1384 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 127,303 | | | 127,117 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,501 | 74.1 | 5.2 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 67,941 | 53.4 | 19.3 | | | |