# Wiesbaden (electoral district)

Wiesbaden 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 178. It is located in southwestern Hesse, comprising the city of Wiesbaden.
Wiesbaden was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2017 to 2025, it has been represented by Ingmar Jung of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it is been represented by Stefan Korbach of the CDU.

## Geography

Wiesbaden is located in southwestern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Wiesbaden.

## History

Wiesbaden was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 13 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 138. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 136. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 180. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 179. From the 2025 election, it has been number 178. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Victor-Emanuel Preusker of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1949 to 1957. Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1957. Karl Wittrock of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won it in 1961, and was succeeded in 1965 by fellow party member Karl-Walter Fritz. Horst Krockert of the SPD then served from 1969 to 1980. Rudi Schmitt of the SPD was representative for a single term from 1980 to 1983 before Hannelore Rönsch won the constituency for the CDU. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul regained it for the SPD in 1998 and served until 2009. Kristina Schröder of the CDU was then representative from 2009 to 2017. Ingmar Jung of the CDU was elected in 2017.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Victor-Emanuel Preusker | FDP | 36.4 |
| 1953 | Victor-Emanuel Preusker | FDP | 32.4 |
| 1957 | Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt | CDU | 43.5 |
| 1961 | Karl Wittrock | SPD | 39.1 |
| 1965 | Karl-Walter Fritz | SPD | 45.3 |
| 1969 | Horst Krockert | SPD | 50.5 |
| 1972 | Horst Krockert | SPD | 52.4 |
| 1976 | Horst Krockert | SPD | 46.0 |
| 1980 | Rudi Schmitt | SPD | 48.5 |
| 1983 | Hannelore Rönsch | CDU | 46.6 |
| 1987 | Hannelore Rönsch | CDU | 46.1 |
| 1990 | Hannelore Rönsch | CDU | 43.2 |
| 1994 | Hannelore Rönsch | CDU | 45.0 |
| 1998 | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | SPD | 44.2 |
| 2002 | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | SPD | 47.3 |
| 2005 | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | SPD | 44.1 |
| 2009 | Kristina Schröder | CDU | 40.8 |
| 2013 | Kristina Schröder | CDU | 43.6 |
| 2017 | Ingmar Jung | CDU | 34.3 |
| 2021 | Ingmar Jung | CDU | 26.3 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Wiesbaden :
| 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 | Stefan Korbach | Stefan Korbach | 44,994 | 30.7 | 4.4 | 39,189 | 26.6 | 5.5 |
| | SPD | Nadine Ruf | Nadine Ruf | 32,698 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 25,711 | 17.5 | 7.4 |
| | Greens | Panagio Garcia | Panagio Garcia | 21,876 | 14.9 | 4.3 | 23,494 | 16.0 | 3.9 |
| | AfD | Erich Heidkamp | Erich Heidkamp | 20,405 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 20,737 | 14.1 | 7.0 |
| | Left | Daniel Winter | Daniel Winter | 15,412 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 16,942 | 11.5 | 6.5 |
| | FDP | Lucas Schwalbach | Lucas Schwalbach | 5,944 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 8,234 | 5.6 | 8.5 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 7,249 | 4.9 | New |
| | Volt | Daniel Weber | Daniel Weber | 3,115 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1,772 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,506 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| | FW | Eike Kreft | Eike Kreft | 2,316 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1,244 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 692 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | BD | | | | | | 203 | 0.1 | New |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 61 | <0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,431 | | | 984 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 146,760 | | | 147,207 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,191 | 79.7 | 6.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 12,296 | 8.4 | 7.9 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Wiesbaden :
| 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 Ingmar Jung | Y Ingmar Jung | 35,375 | 26.3 | 8.0 | 28,523 | 21.1 | 7.8 |
| | SPD | Nadine Ruf | Nadine Ruf | 34,750 | 25.8 | 2.7 | 33,546 | 24.9 | 3.7 |
| | Greens | Uta Brehm | Uta Brehm | 25,811 | 19.2 | 10.2 | 26,818 | 19.9 | 8.1 |
| | FDP | Lucas Schwalbach | Lucas Schwalbach | 13,995 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 18,947 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
| | AfD | Erich Heidkamp | Erich Heidkamp | 9,192 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 9,588 | 7.1 | 4.1 |
| | Left | Daniel Winter | Daniel Winter | 6,652 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 7,128 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| | dieBasis | Ulrike Fröhlich | Ulrike Fröhlich | 2,327 | 1.7 | | 1,911 | 1.4 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,651 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| | Volt | Samater Liban | Samater Liban | 1,904 | 1.4 | | 1,324 | 1.0 | |
| | FW | Andre Wittmann | Andre Wittmann | 1,602 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1,411 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 1,367 | 1.0 | |
| | PARTEI | Lukas Haker | Lukas Haker | 1,559 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1,049 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | Yasmin Schulze | Yasmin Schulze | 742 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 525 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Humanists | Felicitas Klings | Felicitas Klings | 472 | 0.3 | | 252 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 152 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 139 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 135 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | BüSo | Alexander Hartmann | Alexander Hartmann | 123 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 112 | 0.1 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 104 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | LKR | Lucien Peter | Lucien Peter | 103 | 0.1 | | 81 | 0.1 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 34 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,607 | | | 1,348 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 134,607 | | | 134,866 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,214 | 72.9 | 0.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 625 | 0.5 | 5.3 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Wiesbaden :
| 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 | Ingmar Jung | Ingmar Jung | 47,309 | 34.3 | 9.3 | 40,022 | 29.0 | 9.7 |
| | SPD | Simon Rottloff | Simon Rottloff | 39,396 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 29,247 | 21.2 | 6.6 |
| | AfD | Michael Goebel | Michael Goebel | 14,417 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 15,496 | 11.2 | 6.2 |
| | Greens | Felix Möller | Felix Möller | 12,321 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 16,286 | 11.8 | 0.1 |
| | Left | Adrian Gabriel | Adrian Gabriel | 10,558 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 13,160 | 9.5 | 3.6 |
| | FDP | Lucas Schwalbach | Lucas Schwalbach | 9,693 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 18,400 | 13.3 | 6.5 |
| | PARTEI | Alexander Gürtler | Alexander Gürtler | 1,963 | 1.4 | | 1,360 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,196 | 0.9 | |
| | FW | Hans-Georg Kroll | Hans-Georg Kroll | 1,467 | 1.1 | | 943 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | Gunnar Langer | Gunnar Langer | 841 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 578 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 341 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 297 | 0.2 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 273 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 253 | 0.2 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 222 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 75 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 54 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 26 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,810 | | | 1,546 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 137,965 | | | 138,229 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,775 | 73.8 | 4.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,913 | 5.7 | 2.9 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Wiesbaden :
| 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 Kristina Schröder | Y Kristina Schröder | 56,466 | 43.6 | 2.8 | 50,187 | 38.7 | 7.6 |
| | SPD | Simon Rottloff | Simon Rottloff | 45,311 | 35.0 | 2.3 | 36,041 | 27.8 | 4.2 |
| | Greens | Andreas Romppel | Andreas Romppel | 9,784 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 15,133 | 11.7 | 2.5 |
| | Left | Manuela Schon | Manuela Schon | 6,097 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 7,668 | 5.9 | 2.7 |
| | AfD | Frank Mario Zaleski | Frank Mario Zaleski | 5,176 | 4.0 | | 6,550 | 5.1 | |
| | FDP | Dagmar Döring | Dagmar Döring | 3,296 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 8,801 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| | Pirates | Tobias Elsenmüller | Tobias Elsenmüller | 2,224 | 1.7 | | 2,531 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| | The Homeland | Daniel Knebel | Daniel Knebel | 941 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 865 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | FW | | | | | | 665 | 0.5 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 525 | 0.4 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 352 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| | BüSo | Alexander Hartmann | Alexander Hartmann | 335 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 151 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 124 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | SGP | | | | | | 38 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,705 | | | 2,652 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 129,630 | | | 129,683 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,335 | 69.8 | 1.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 11,155 | 8.6 | 0.4 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Wiesbaden :
| 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 | Kristina Köhler | Kristina Köhler | 53,416 | 40.8 | 0.4 | 40,831 | 31.1 | 1.0 |
| | SPD | N Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | N Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | 42,751 | 32.6 | 11.4 | 30,892 | 23.5 | 9.1 |
| | FDP | Wolfgang Gerhardt | Wolfgang Gerhardt | 12,350 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 23,194 | 17.7 | 4.4 |
| | Greens | Gabriele Schuchalter-Eicke | Gabriele Schuchalter-Eicke | 10,970 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 18,560 | 14.1 | 0.8 |
| | Left | Jörg Jungmann | Jörg Jungmann | 9,016 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 11,333 | 8.6 | 3.5 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,839 | 2.2 | |
| | The Homeland | Stefan Jagsch | Stefan Jagsch | 1,516 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1,070 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,049 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,005 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | BüSo | Alexander Hartmann | Alexander Hartmann | 588 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 269 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Hartmut Schrader | Hartmut Schrader | 444 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,374 | | | 2,221 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 131,051 | | | 131,204 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,425 | 71.2 | 4.4 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 10,665 | 8.2 | | | | |