# Ludwigsburg (electoral district)

Ludwigsburg 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 265. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the southern part of the Ludwigsburg district.
Ludwigsburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Steffen Bilger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Ludwigsburg is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz from the Ludwigsburg district, as well as the municipality of Weissach from the Böblingen district.

## History

Ludwigsburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 165. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 167. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 169. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 266. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 265.
Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Ludwigsburg district. In the 1976 election, it comprised the northern part of the Ludwigsburg district. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but lacking the Weissach municipality from the Böblingen district. It acquired the Weissach municipality in the 2017 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 3 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1953 | 165 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1957 | 165 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1961 | 165 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1965 | 167 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1969 | 167 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1972 | 167 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district |
| 1976 | 167 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only northern parts) |
| 1980 | 169 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 1983 | 169 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 1987 | 169 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 1990 | 169 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 1994 | 169 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 1998 | 169 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 2002 | 266 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 2005 | 266 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 2009 | 265 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 2013 | 265 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) |
| 2017 | 265 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) Böblingen district (only Weissach municipality) |
| 2021 | 265 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) Böblingen district (only Weissach municipality) |
| 2025 | 265 | Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg district (only Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz municipalities) Böblingen district (only Weissach municipality) |

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Willi Lausen of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953, followed by fellow SPD member Karl Mommer from 1953 to 1957. Raban Adelmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1957 and served one term before former member Mommer was re-elected in 1961. He served until 1969, when Annemarie Griesinger of the CDU was elected. Gunter Huonker of the SPD was then elected in 1972 for one term. Matthias Wissmann of the CDU was representative from 1976 to 2009, a total of nine consecutive terms. Steffen Bilger was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Willi Lausen | SPD | 26.7 |
| 1953 | Karl Mommer | SPD | 28.8 |
| 1957 | Raban Adelmann | CDU | 42.5 |
| 1961 | Karl Mommer | SPD | 41.4 |
| 1965 | Karl Mommer | SPD | 42.1 |
| 1969 | Annemarie Griesinger | CDU | 43.2 |
| 1972 | Gunter Huonker | SPD | 48.1 |
| 1976 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 48.7 |
| 1980 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 48.3 |
| 1983 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 55.5 |
| 1987 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 50.8 |
| 1990 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 48.5 |
| 1994 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 49.4 |
| 1998 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 44.3 |
| 2002 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 45.2 |
| 2005 | Matthias Wissmann | CDU | 45.2 |
| 2009 | Steffen Bilger | CDU | 39.9 |
| 2013 | Steffen Bilger | CDU | 50.4 |
| 2017 | Steffen Bilger | CDU | 38.3 |
| 2021 | Steffen Bilger | CDU | 29.5 |
| 2025 | Steffen Bilger | CDU | 36.5 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Ludwigsburg :
| 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 Steffen Bilger | Y Steffen Bilger | 65,151 | 36.5 | 7.0 | 57,281 | 32.0 | 7.3 |
| | Greens | Sandra Detzer | Sandra Detzer | 28,624 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 26,602 | 14.9 | 3.5 |
| | SPD | Macit Karaahmetoǧlu | Macit Karaahmetoǧlu | 27,089 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 27,022 | 15.1 | 6.7 |
| | FDP | Oliver Martin | Oliver Martin | 9,136 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 11,448 | 6.4 | 9.8 |
| | AfD | Martin Hess | Martin Hess | 30,109 | 16.9 | 8.3 | 30,184 | 16.9 | 8.5 |
| | Left | Nadja Schmidt | Nadja Schmidt | 11,130 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 12,277 | 6.9 | 3.8 |
| | FW | Martin Pfaff | Martin Pfaff | 3,803 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2,765 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| | dieBasis | Stephan Johne | Stephan Johne | 1,458 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 645 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,310 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | 1.2 | 704 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | | | 0.7 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| | ÖDP | Guido Klamt | Guido Klamt | 800 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 359 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | Joaquin Ballesteros | Joaquin Ballesteros | 1,765 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1,312 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 228 | 0.1 | |
| | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | BD | | | | | | 169 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 7,075 | 4.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,138 | | | 773 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 178,426 | | | 178,791 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,554 | 84.5 | 4.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | | | 7.0 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ludwigsburg :
| 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 Steffen Bilger | Y Steffen Bilger | 50,297 | 29.5 | 8.8 | 42,297 | 24.8 | 8.6 |
| | Greens | Sandra Detzer | Sandra Detzer | 34,663 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 31,433 | 18.4 | 4.6 |
| | SPD | Macit Karaahmetoǧlu | Macit Karaahmetoǧlu | 31,409 | 18.4 | 0.6 | 37,284 | 21.8 | 5.4 |
| | FDP | Oliver Martin | Oliver Martin | 23,891 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 27,611 | 16.2 | 1.5 |
| | AfD | Martin Hess | Martin Hess | 14,392 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 14,313 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| | Left | Andreas Frisch | Andreas Frisch | 4,886 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5,275 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| | FW | Martin Pfaff | Martin Pfaff | 3,803 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2,765 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| | dieBasis | Stephan Johne | Stephan Johne | 2,960 | 1.7 | | 2,514 | 1.5 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,743 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| | PARTEI | Emanuele Annunziata | Emanuele Annunziata | 2,114 | 1.2 | | 1,462 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 1,120 | 0.7 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 615 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | Michael Dornhausen | Michael Dornhausen | 929 | 0.5 | | 554 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Volt | Jördis Hollnagel | Jördis Hollnagel | 684 | 0.4 | | 526 | 0.3 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 293 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Jakob Novotny | Jakob Novotny | 291 | 0.2 | | | | |
| | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | 241 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | David Gibanica | David Gibanica | 224 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 183 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 149 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 120 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 82 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 51 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 45 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,300 | | | 1,001 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 170,543 | | | 170,842 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,843 | 79.8 | 0.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 15,634 | 9.2 | 11.3 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ludwigsburg :
| 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 Steffen Bilger | Y Steffen Bilger | 66,430 | 38.3 | 12.3 | 58,003 | 33.3 | 10.8 |
| | SPD | Macit Karaahmetoğlu | Macit Karaahmetoğlu | 30,971 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 28,547 | 16.4 | 4.8 |
| | Greens | Ingrid Hönlinger | Ingrid Hönlinger | 24,702 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 24,000 | 13.8 | 2.1 |
| | AfD | Martin Hess | Martin Hess | 20,157 | 11.6 | | 19,780 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
| | FDP | Stefanie Knecht | Stefanie Knecht | 17,691 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 25,538 | 14.7 | 7.8 |
| | Left | Peter Schimke | Peter Schimke | 9,487 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 10,451 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| | FW | Günther Frölich | Günther Frölich | 3,644 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1,503 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,274 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,229 | 0.7 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 882 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 522 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 410 | 0.2 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 333 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 276 | 0.2 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 266 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 256 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 247 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | Erkan Karakaplan | Erkan Karakaplan | 453 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 223 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Menschliche Welt | | | | | | 182 | 0.1 | |
| | DIE RECHTE | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,769 | | | 1,317 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 173,535 | | | 173,987 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,304 | 80.4 | 2.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 35,459 | 20.5 | 8.7 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ludwigsburg :
| 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 Steffen Bilger | Y Steffen Bilger | 80,935 | 50.4 | 10.5 | 70,982 | 44.0 | 11.4 |
| | SPD | Macit Karaahmetoğlu | Macit Karaahmetoğlu | 33,977 | 21.2 | 1.4 | 34,338 | 21.3 | 1.1 |
| | Greens | Ingrid Hönlinger | Ingrid Hönlinger | 21,666 | 13.5 | 2.1 | 18,842 | 11.7 | 3.3 |
| | Left | Peter Schimke | Peter Schimke | 7,739 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 7,594 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| | FDP | Alexander Deicke | Alexander Deicke | 5,126 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 11,140 | 6.9 | 12.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 8,247 | 5.1 | |
| | Pirates | Thomas Lambeck | Thomas Lambeck | 4,349 | 2.7 | | 3,567 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| | FW | Günther Frölich | Günther Frölich | 3,373 | 2.1 | | 1,380 | 0.9 | |
| | The Homeland | Klemens Lockfisch | Klemens Lockfisch | 2,251 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1,359 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,102 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 563 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| | ÖDP | Michael Dornhausen | Michael Dornhausen | 1,145 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 557 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 507 | 0.3 | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 334 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 202 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 142 | 0.1 | |
| | BIG | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 120 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,254 | | | 1,544 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 160,561 | | | 161,271 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,815 | 77.5 | 2.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 46,958 | 29.2 | 11.9 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Ludwigsburg :
| 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 | Steffen Bilger | Steffen Bilger | 61,328 | 39.9 | 6.4 | 50,274 | 32.6 | 3.8 |
| | SPD | Jan Mönikes | Jan Mönikes | 34,718 | 22.6 | 11.8 | 31,079 | 20.2 | 11.8 |
| | Greens | Ingrid Hönlinger | Ingrid Hönlinger | 23,966 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 23,090 | 15.0 | 4.0 |
| | FDP | Alexander Schopf | Alexander Schopf | 19,431 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 30,179 | 19.6 | 6.7 |
| | Left | Hans-Jürgen Kemmerle | Hans-Jürgen Kemmerle | 9,800 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 10,382 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,995 | 1.9 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,548 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | The Homeland | Heiko Köhler | Heiko Köhler | 2,436 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,538 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 943 | 0.6 | |
| | PBC | Hans-Dieter Völlm | Hans-Dieter Völlm | 971 | 0.6 | | 608 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | Guido Klamt | Guido Klamt | 963 | 0.6 | | 628 | 0.4 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 360 | 0.2 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 245 | 0.2 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 70 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | ADM | | | | | | 59 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,440 | | | 1,822 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 153,613 | | | 154,171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,053 | 75.5 | 5.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 26,610 | 17.3 | 5.4 | | | |