# Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd 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 269. It is located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the western part of the Ostalbkreis district and the northern part of the Rems-Murr-Kreis district.
Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Ingeborg Gräßle of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). In addition, 5th place Ricarda Lang was elected via her high rank on the state-wide party list of Alliance 90/The Greens.

## Geography

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd is located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten from the Ostalbkreis district and the municipalities of Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal from the Rems-Murr-Kreis district.

## History

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd was created in 1965, then known as Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 175 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 173. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 270. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 269.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Backnang, and parts of Schwäbisch Hall. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1965 | 175 | Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang | Schwäbisch Gmünd district Backnang district Schwäbisch Hall district |
| 1969 | 175 | Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang | Schwäbisch Gmünd district Backnang district Schwäbisch Hall district |
| 1972 | 175 | Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang | Schwäbisch Gmünd district Backnang district Schwäbisch Hall district |
| 1976 | 175 | Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang | Schwäbisch Gmünd district Backnang district Schwäbisch Hall district |
| 1980 | 173 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 1983 | 173 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 1987 | 173 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 1990 | 173 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 1994 | 173 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 1998 | 173 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2002 | 270 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2005 | 270 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2009 | 269 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2013 | 269 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2017 | 269 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2021 | 269 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |
| 2025 | 269 | Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd | Ostalbkreis district (only Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten municipalities) Rems-Murr-Kreis district (only Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Eugen Gerstenmaier from 1965 to 1969, followed by Dieter Schulte from 1969 to 1998, a total of eight consecutive terms. Norbert Barthle was representative from 1998 to 2021. He was succeeded by Ingeborg Gräßle in 2021.
Other members of parliament, elected via party list: Christian Lange (SPD, 1998-2021), Ricarda Lang (Greens, 2021)
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1965 | Eugen Gerstenmaier | CDU | 50.1 |
| 1969 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 48.6 |
| 1972 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 51.7 |
| 1976 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 55.7 |
| 1980 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 54.0 |
| 1983 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 59.2 |
| 1987 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 53.8 |
| 1990 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 50.4 |
| 1994 | Dieter Schulte | CDU | 49.6 |
| 1998 | Norbert Barthle | CDU | 41.8 |
| 2002 | Norbert Barthle | CDU | 47.7 |
| 2005 | Norbert Barthle | CDU | 48.8 |
| 2009 | Norbert Barthle | CDU | 44.7 |
| 2013 | Norbert Barthle | CDU | 55.4 |
| 2017 | Norbert Barthle | CDU | 41.2 |
| 2021 | Ingeborg Gräßle | CDU | 30.5 |
| 2025 | Ingeborg Gräßle | CDU | 36.6 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd :
| 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 Ingeborg Gräßle | Y Ingeborg Gräßle | 53,070 | 36.6 | 6.1 | 47,465 | 32.6 | 6.7 |
| | AfD | Ruben Rupp | Ruben Rupp | 33,945 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 33,898 | 23.3 | 11.5 |
| | SPD | Tim-Luka Schwab | Tim-Luka Schwab | 23,853 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 20,169 | 13.8 | 7.8 |
| | Greens | Ricarda Lang | Ricarda Lang | 15,498 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 15,531 | 10.7 | 3.1 |
| | FDP | Ruben Hühnerbein | Ruben Hühnerbein | 5,844 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 7,846 | 5.4 | 10.4 |
| | Left | Nina Eisenmann | Nina Eisenmann | 7,486 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 8,422 | 5.8 | 2.9 |
| | dieBasis | | | | | 2.7 | 566 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| | FW | Maximilian Schiebel | Maximilian Schiebel | 3,174 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1,732 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,243 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | PARTEI | Carlo Geiger | Carlo Geiger | 2,040 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 809 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 348 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 287 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 795 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | BD | | | | | | 222 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 6,290 | 4.3 | |
| | MLPD | Marianne Kolb | Marianne Kolb | 230 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,272 | | | 727 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 145,140 | | | 145,685 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,412 | 83.4 | 6.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | | | 6.1 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd :
| 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 | Ingeborg Gräßle | Ingeborg Gräßle | 41,176 | 30.5 | 10.7 | 34,991 | 25.8 | 9.3 |
| | SPD | Tim-Luka Schwab | Tim-Luka Schwab | 32,904 | 24.4 | 4.4 | 29,341 | 21.7 | 5.2 |
| | FDP | David-Sebastian Hamm | David-Sebastian Hamm | 16,198 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 21,397 | 15.8 | 3.4 |
| | AfD | Andreas Wörner | Andreas Wörner | 15,802 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 15,979 | 11.8 | 2.6 |
| | Greens | Ricarda Lang | Ricarda Lang | 15,587 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 18,579 | 13.7 | 2.3 |
| | Left | Annette Keles | Annette Keles | 3,929 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3,927 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| | dieBasis | Stefan Schmidt | Stefan Schmidt | 3,673 | 2.7 | | 3,114 | 2.3 | |
| | FW | Gabriele Regele | Gabriele Regele | 3,286 | 2.4 | | 2,026 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,646 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| | PARTEI | Michael Schoder | Michael Schoder | 2,308 | 1.7 | | 1,485 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 576 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 477 | 0.4 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 370 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 338 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 271 | 0.2 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 188 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | |
| | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | 168 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 124 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 91 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | Marianne Kolb | Marianne Kolb | 138 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 70 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,435 | | | 1,012 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 135,001 | | | 135,424 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,436 | 77.1 | 0.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 8,272 | 6.1 | 15.1 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd :
| 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 Norbert Barthle | Y Norbert Barthle | 55,595 | 41.2 | 14.1 | 47,588 | 35.2 | 13.2 |
| | SPD | Christian Lange | Christian Lange | 26,971 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 22,298 | 16.5 | 3.9 |
| | AfD | Daniel Lindenschmid | Daniel Lindenschmid | 17,788 | 13.2 | | 19,438 | 14.4 | 8.7 |
| | Greens | Melanie Lang | Melanie Lang | 15,216 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 15,482 | 11.4 | 2.4 |
| | FDP | Gudrun Senta Wilhelm | Gudrun Senta Wilhelm | 10,882 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 16,717 | 12.4 | 6.6 |
| | Left | Alexander Relea-Linder | Alexander Relea-Linder | 7,581 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 7,999 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,189 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 859 | 0.6 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 719 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| | FW | | | | | | 690 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 465 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | Marina Djonovic | Marina Djonovic | 489 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 462 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| | DM | | | | | | 265 | 0.2 | |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 248 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 210 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 205 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 161 | 0.1 | |
| | Menschliche Welt | | | | | | 159 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | Marianne Kolb | Marianne Kolb | 279 | 0.2 | | 91 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DIE RECHTE | | | | | | 44 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,916 | | | 1,406 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 134,801 | | | 135,311 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,717 | 77.3 | 3.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 28,624 | 21.2 | 9.4 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd :
| 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 Norbert Barthle | Y Norbert Barthle | 70,748 | 55.4 | 10.6 | 62,236 | 48.4 | 13.0 |
| | SPD | Christian Lange | Christian Lange | 31,673 | 24.8 | 0.1 | 26,198 | 20.4 | 0.8 |
| | Greens | Michael Straub | Michael Straub | 10,439 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 11,657 | 9.1 | 3.5 |
| | Left | Jörg Drechsel | Jörg Drechsel | 5,079 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 5,454 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| | Pirates | Sebastian Staudenmaier | Sebastian Staudenmaier | 3,856 | 3.0 | | 2,761 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | Lisa Strotbek | Lisa Strotbek | 3,541 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 7,420 | 5.8 | 12.8 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 7,268 | 5.7 | |
| | The Homeland | Benno Grunert | Benno Grunert | 2,451 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1,587 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,011 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | REP | | | | | | 547 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 514 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | FW | | | | | | 433 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 424 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 402 | 0.3 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 245 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 169 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 76 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BIG | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,468 | | | 1,647 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 127,787 | | | 128,608 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,255 | 74.2 | 2.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 39,075 | 30.6 | 10.8 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd :
| 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 Norbert Barthle | Y Norbert Barthle | 55,492 | 44.7 | 4.1 | 44,068 | 35.4 | 5.7 |
| | SPD | Christian Lange | Christian Lange | 30,902 | 24.9 | 9.8 | 24,289 | 19.5 | 11.0 |
| | FDP | Markus Fischer | Markus Fischer | 12,822 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 23,060 | 18.5 | 7.7 |
| | Greens | Ulrike Sturm | Ulrike Sturm | 12,749 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 15,606 | 12.5 | 3.3 |
| | Left | Manfred Steidle | Manfred Steidle | 8,177 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 8,840 | 7.1 | 3.6 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,229 | 1.8 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,608 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | The Homeland | Torsten Ziegler | Torsten Ziegler | 2,404 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1,578 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | PBC | Markus Grammel | Markus Grammel | 1,240 | 1.0 | | 909 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 777 | 0.6 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 533 | 0.4 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 329 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Matthias Riebesam | Matthias Riebesam | 311 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 276 | 0.2 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 92 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 83 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 79 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ADM | | | | | | 56 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,504 | | | 2,189 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 124,097 | | | 124,412 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,601 | 71.8 | 6.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 24,590 | 19.8 | 5.7 | | | |