# Rendsburg-Eckernförde (electoral district)

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the German Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 4. It is located in north central Schleswig-Holstein, comprising almost the entirety of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district.
Rendsburg-Eckernförde was created for the 1976 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Sönke Rix of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it is been represented by Johann Wadephul of the CDU.

## Geography

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is located in north central Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district with the exception of the municipalities of Altenholz and Kronshagen, which are part of the Kiel constituency.

## History

Rendsburg-Eckernförde was created in 1976 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Schleswig – Eckernförde and Rendsburg – Neumünster. Until 2002, it was coterminous with the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde; in 2002, the municipalities of Altenholz and Kronshagen were transferred to the Kiel constituency.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1976 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 1980 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 1983 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 1987 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 1990 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 1994 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 1998 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district |
| 2002 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |
| 2005 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |
| 2009 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |
| 2013 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |
| 2017 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |
| 2021 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |
| 2025 | 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 1976 until 1983, during which time it was represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Heide Simonis. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1983, and represented by former Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Gerhard Stoltenberg. In 1998, it was won by the SPD's Ulrike Mehl. The CDU's Otto Bernhardt won the constituency in 2005, and represented it for a single term before being succeeded by fellow CDU member Johann Wadephul in 2009. Sönke Rix was elected for the SPD in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1976 | Heide Simonis | SPD | 47.7 |
| 1980 | Heide Simonis | SPD | 49.8 |
| 1983 | Gerhard Stoltenberg | CDU | 52.4 |
| 1987 | Gerhard Stoltenberg | CDU | 48.7 |
| 1990 | Gerhard Stoltenberg | CDU | 47.4 |
| 1994 | Gerhard Stoltenberg | CDU | 46.9 |
| 1998 | Ulrike Mehl | SPD | 48.8 |
| 2002 | Ulrike Mehl | SPD | 48.1 |
| 2005 | Otto Bernhardt | CDU | 44.1 |
| 2009 | Johann Wadephul | CDU | 40.2 |
| 2013 | Johann Wadephul | CDU | 45.2 |
| 2017 | Johann Wadephul | CDU | 42.7 |
| 2021 | Sönke Rix | SPD | 30.8 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Rendsburg-Eckernförde :
| 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 | Johann Wadephul | Johann Wadephul | 56,163 | 32.8 | 3.1 | 50,231 | 29.3 | 5.3 |
| | SPD | Felix Wilsberg | Felix Wilsberg | 36,266 | 21.2 | 9.6 | 30,418 | 17.7 | 9.1 |
| | AfD | Gereon Bollmann | Gereon Bollmann | 26,417 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 27,498 | 16.0 | 9.5 |
| | Greens | Monika Wegener | Monika Wegener | 20,473 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 25,226 | 14.7 | 3.2 |
| | Left | Mark Hintz | Mark Hintz | 8,675 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 10,887 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| | SSW | Maylis Roßberg | Maylis Roßberg | 11,075 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 10,500 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| | FDP | Wolfgang Kubicki | Wolfgang Kubicki | 8,170 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 7,956 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 5,463 | 3.2 | New |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,161 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| | FW | Nicole Andres | Nicole Andres | 1,367 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 992 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | Volt | Christoph Thurner | Christoph Thurner | 1,327 | 0.8 | New | 974 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Björn Baasch | Björn Baasch | 500 | 0.3 | New | | | |
| | Independent | Murat Kisifli | Murat Kisifli | 302 | 0.2 | New | | | |
| | BD | Dieter Schulz | Dieter Schulz | 632 | 0.4 | New | 298 | 0.2 | New |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 42 | <0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,152 | | | 873 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 171,367 | | | 171,646 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,519 | 85.1 | 5.0 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 19,897 | 11.6 | N/A | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rendsburg-Eckernförde :
| 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 | Sönke Rix | Sönke Rix | 49,474 | 30.8 | 1.9 | 43,148 | 26.8 | 3.9 |
| | CDU | N Johann Wadephul | N Johann Wadephul | 47,688 | 29.7 | 13.0 | 38,517 | 23.9 | 12.3 |
| | Greens | Jakob Blasel | Jakob Blasel | 23,832 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 28,828 | 17.9 | 5.5 |
| | FDP | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | 12,903 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 19,322 | 12.0 | 0.2 |
| | AfD | Gereon Bollmann | Gereon Bollmann | 10,200 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 10,564 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| | SSW | Maylis Roßberg | Maylis Roßberg | 5,834 | 3.6 | | 7,304 | 4.5 | |
| | Left | Hauke Schultze | Hauke Schultze | 4,416 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5,163 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| | dieBasis | Holger Thiesen | Holger Thiesen | 2,502 | 1.6 | | 2,375 | 1.5 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,728 | 1.1 | |
| | PARTEI | Nils-H. Saul | Nils-H. Saul | 2,150 | 1.3 | | 1,618 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | FW | Bärbel Kahlund | Bärbel Kahlund | 1,651 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1,174 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 253 | 0.2 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 244 | 0.2 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 158 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 127 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | du. | | | | | | 69 | 0.1 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,410 | | | 1,105 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 160,650 | | | 160,955 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,060 | 80.1 | 1.8 | | | |
| | SPD gain from CDU | SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,786 | 1.1 | | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rendsburg-Eckernförde :
| 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 Johann Wadephul | Y Johann Wadephul | 66,625 | 42.7 | 2.5 | 56,585 | 36.2 | 4.6 |
| | SPD | Sönke Rix | Sönke Rix | 45,070 | 28.9 | 7.9 | 35,766 | 22.9 | 8.6 |
| | Greens | Claudia Ulrich | Claudia Ulrich | 13,978 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 19,337 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| | AfD | Gereon Bollmann | Gereon Bollmann | 10,656 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 11,578 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
| | FDP | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | 10,077 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 19,071 | 12.2 | 6.7 |
| | Left | Stefan Karstens | Stefan Karstens | 8,074 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 9,962 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,754 | 1.1 | |
| | FW | Hans-Werner Last | Hans-Werner Last | 1,622 | 1.0 | | 1,031 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 584 | 0.4 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 307 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 237 | 0.2 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,252 | | | 1,087 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 156,102 | | | 156,267 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,354 | 78.4 | 3.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 21,555 | 13.8 | 5.4 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rendsburg-Eckernförde :
| 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 Johann Wadephul | Y Johann Wadephul | 66,775 | 45.2 | 5.0 | 60,349 | 40.8 | 6.9 |
| | SPD | Sönke Rix | Sönke Rix | 54,397 | 36.8 | 4.3 | 46,658 | 31.5 | 4.8 |
| | Greens | Detlef Matthiessen | Detlef Matthiessen | 10,306 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 13,707 | 9.3 | 3.5 |
| | AfD | Briga Friederike Krikau | Briga Friederike Krikau | 5,084 | 3.4 | | 6,500 | 4.4 | |
| | Left | Stefan Karstens | Stefan Karstens | 4,902 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 6,447 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| | Pirates | Anne Burmeister | Anne Burmeister | 2,756 | 1.9 | | 2,620 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | 2,754 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 8,126 | 5.5 | 10.5 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,290 | 0.9 | |
| | The Homeland | Rudolf Reinhard Rosenthal | Rudolf Reinhard Rosenthal | 866 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 854 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| | FW | | | | | | 716 | 0.5 | |
| | Rentner | | | | | | 668 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,743 | | | 1,616 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 147,840 | | | 147,967 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,583 | 75.2 | 0.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 12,378 | 8.4 | 0.7 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rendsburg-Eckernförde :
| 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 | Johann Wadephul | Johann Wadephul | 58,876 | 40.2 | 3.9 | 49,789 | 33.9 | 4.2 |
| | SPD | Sönke Rix | Sönke Rix | 47,610 | 32.5 | 11.2 | 39,253 | 26.7 | 10.9 |
| | Greens | Detlef Matthiessen | Detlef Matthiessen | 14,790 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 18,751 | 12.8 | 4.7 |
| | FDP | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus | 14,317 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 23,442 | 15.9 | 6.1 |
| | Left | Stefan Karstens | Stefan Karstens | 8,729 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 9,821 | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,985 | 2.0 | |
| | Rentner | | | | | | 1,540 | 1.0 | |
| | The Homeland | Kevin Stein | Kevin Stein | 1,344 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1,220 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Holger Thiesen | Holger Thiesen | 948 | 0.6 | | | | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,404 | | | 3,026 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 146,614 | | | 146,992 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,018 | 75.4 | 5.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 11,266 | 7.7 | 7.3 | | | |

### 2005 election

Federal election (2005): Rendsburg-Eckernförde :
| 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 | Otto Bernhardt | Otto Bernhardt | 69,082 | 44.1 | 3.7 | 59,743 | 38.1 | 0.8 |
| | SPD | | | 68,480 | 43.7 | 4.4 | 59,001 | 37.6 | 5.0 |
| | Greens | | | 6,164 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 12,613 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| | FDP | | | 5,607 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 15,507 | 9.9 | 1.9 |
| | Left | | | 5,106 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 6,522 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| | Familie | | | | | | 1,835 | 1.2 | |
| | The Homeland | | | 1,454 | 0.9 | | 1,457 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | | | 761 | 0.5 | | | | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,187 | | | 2,062 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 156,654 | | | 156,779 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,841 | 80.5 | 1.2 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 602 | 0.4 | | | | |