# Märkischer Kreis II

Märkischer Kreis II 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 149. It is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the Märkischer Kreis district.
Märkischer Kreis II was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Paul Ziemiak of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Märkischer Kreis II is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Märkischer Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle.

## History

Märkischer Kreis II was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 123 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 151. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 150. From the 2025 election, it has been number 149.
Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle from the Märkischer Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1980 | 123 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (only Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 1983 | 123 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (only Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 1987 | 123 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (only Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 1990 | 123 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (only Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 1994 | 123 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (only Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 1998 | 123 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (only Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2002 | 151 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2005 | 151 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2009 | 151 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2013 | 150 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2017 | 150 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2021 | 150 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |
| 2025 | 149 | Märkischer Kreis II | Märkischer Kreis district (excluding Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Günter Topmann from 1980 to 1983. Wolfgang Lohmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1983 and served a single term. Lisa Seuster regained it for the SPD in 1987, and served until 1998. Dieter Dzewas was then representative from 1998 to 2002. Dagmar Freitag was elected in 2002 and served until 2021. Paul Ziemiak won the constituency for the CDU in 2021 and was re-elected in 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1980 | Günter Topmann | SPD | 51.0 |
| 1983 | Wolfgang Lohmann | CDU | 47.0 |
| 1987 | Lisa Seuster | SPD | 47.3 |
| 1990 | Lisa Seuster | SPD | 45.2 |
| 1994 | Lisa Seuster | SPD | 48.8 |
| 1998 | Dieter Dzewas | SPD | 52.0 |
| 2002 | Dagmar Freitag | SPD | 49.7 |
| 2005 | Dagmar Freitag | SPD | 47.5 |
| 2009 | Dagmar Freitag | SPD | 41.0 |
| 2013 | Dagmar Freitag | SPD | 41.7 |
| 2017 | Dagmar Freitag | SPD | 38.6 |
| 2021 | Paul Ziemiak | CDU | 33.6 |
| 2025 | Paul Ziemiak | CDU | 38.8 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Märkischer Kreis II :
| 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 Paul Ziemiak | Y Paul Ziemiak | 58,968 | 38.8 | 5.2 | 51,785 | 34.0 | 5.7 |
| | SPD | Bettina Lugk | Bettina Lugk | 34,522 | 22.7 | 7.7 | 27,788 | 18.3 | 11.3 |
| | AfD | Wolfgang Grudda | Wolfgang Grudda | 31,657 | 20.9 | 11.8 | 32,474 | 21.3 | 12.2 |
| | Left | Jana Finke | Jana Finke | 9,917 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 10,286 | 6.8 | 3.4 |
| | Greens | Marjan Eggers | Marjan Eggers | 8,878 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 11,435 | 7.5 | 2.9 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 6,553 | 4.3 | |
| | FDP | Lydia Timmer | Lydia Timmer | 4,577 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 6,027 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | 3.1 | 2,350 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| | BD | Christof Trippe | Christof Trippe | 1,317 | 0.9 | | 382 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Franz-Josef Schulte | Franz-Josef Schulte | 961 | 0.6 | | | | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 701 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| | FW | | | | | 1.4 | 649 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 546 | 0.4 | |
| | dieBasis | | | | | 1.1 | 418 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 328 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | PdF | | | | | | 229 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Values | | | | | | 103 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MERA25 | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | | | 0.2 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | SGP | | | | | | | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,324 | | | 975 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 151,797 | | | 152,146 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,121 | 80.1 | 6.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 24,446 | 16.1 | | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Märkischer Kreis II :
| 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 | Paul Ziemiak | Paul Ziemiak | 47,937 | 33.6 | 4.2 | 40,368 | 28.3 | 5.7 |
| | SPD | Bettina Lugk | Bettina Lugk | 43,346 | 30.4 | 8.2 | 42,230 | 29.6 | 3.8 |
| | AfD | Daniel Bläsing | Daniel Bläsing | 12,933 | 9.1 | | 13,082 | 9.2 | 2.4 |
| | Greens | Ingo Stuckmann | Ingo Stuckmann | 12,866 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 14,880 | 10.4 | 5.5 |
| | FDP | Jochen Lipproß | Jochen Lipproß | 12,749 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 17,125 | 12.0 | 1.4 |
| | Left | Michael Thomas-Lienkämper | Michael Thomas-Lienkämper | 4,668 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4,804 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | Michael Siethoff | Michael Siethoff | 4,382 | 3.1 | | 2,994 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| | FW | Hans Herbers | Hans Herbers | 2,004 | 1.4 | | 1,228 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| | dieBasis | Stefan Radtke | Stefan Radtke | 1,575 | 1.1 | | 1,496 | 1.0 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,300 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 925 | 0.5 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 540 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 245 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | LIEBE | | | | | | 222 | 0.2 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 215 | 0.2 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 185 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | LfK | | | | | | 154 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 111 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 85 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 75 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | du. | | | | | | 68 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PdF | | | | | | 46 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | LKR | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,229 | | | 1,081 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 142,460 | | | 142,608 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,689 | 73.4 | 0.8 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 4,591 | 3.2 | | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Märkischer Kreis II :
| 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 | Y Dagmar Freitag | Y Dagmar Freitag | 54,890 | 38.6 | 3.1 | 37,193 | 25.8 | 6.5 |
| | CDU | Christel Voßbeck-Kayser | Christel Voßbeck-Kayser | 53,714 | 37.8 | 3.8 | 49,061 | 34.0 | 7.5 |
| | FDP | Michael Schulte | Michael Schulte | 15,221 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 19,328 | 13.4 | 8.9 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 16,688 | 11.6 | 6.6 |
| | Left | Christian Kißler | Christian Kißler | 11,113 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 9,427 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| | Greens | John Haberle | John Haberle | 5,356 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 7,060 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | Konrad Maier | Konrad Maier | 1,799 | 1.3 | | | | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,262 | 0.9 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 931 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 729 | 0.5 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 604 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| | FW | | | | | | 421 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 352 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 189 | 0.1 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 187 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DiB | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 134 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DM | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 130 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 111 | 0.1 | |
| | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 59 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 56 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 15 | 0.0 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,381 | | | 1,252 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 142,093 | | | 144,222 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,474 | 72.5 | 2.1 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 1,176 | 0.8 | 0.7 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Märkischer Kreis II :
| 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 | Y Dagmar Freitag | Y Dagmar Freitag | 59,821 | 41.7 | 0.7 | 46,318 | 32.3 | 3.5 |
| | CDU | Christel Voßbeck-Kayser | Christel Voßbeck-Kayser | 59,768 | 41.6 | 5.3 | 59,536 | 41.5 | 6.0 |
| | Left | Manuel Huff | Manuel Huff | 6,926 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 8,463 | 5.9 | 2.7 |
| | AfD | | | 4,709 | 3.3 | | 7,122 | 5.0 | |
| | Greens | Elke Olbrich-Tripp | Elke Olbrich-Tripp | 4,498 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 7,971 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| | Pirates | Hans-Joachim Ossenberg | Hans-Joachim Ossenberg | 3,114 | 2.2 | | 3,284 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| | FDP | Michael Schulte | Michael Schulte | 2,792 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 6,431 | 4.5 | 9.7 |
| | NPD | | | 1,874 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1,620 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 625 | 0.4 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 389 | 0.3 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 363 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 317 | 0.2 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 284 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 194 | 0.1 | |
| | BIG | | | | | | 147 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 145 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 119 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Die Rechte | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,695 | | | 1,637 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 143,502 | | | 143,560 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,197 | 70.4 | 0.8 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 53 | 0.1 | 4.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Märkischer Kreis II :
| 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 | Y Dagmar Freitag | Y Dagmar Freitag | 59,521 | 41.0 | 6.5 | 41,755 | 28.7 | 11.1 |
| | CDU | Christel Voßbeck-Kayser | Christel Voßbeck-Kayser | 52,751 | 36.3 | 4.7 | 51,494 | 35.4 | 1.3 |
| | FDP | Rainer Eckehard Krause | Rainer Eckehard Krause | 11,740 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 20,616 | 14.2 | 4.7 |
| | Left | Karsten Renfordt | Karsten Renfordt | 10,431 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 12,450 | 8.6 | 3.4 |
| | Greens | Elke Olbrich-Tripp | Elke Olbrich-Tripp | 6,207 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 10,589 | 7.3 | 2.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,181 | 1.5 | |
| | NPD | Timo Pradel | Timo Pradel | 2,331 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,902 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | Michael Siethoff | Michael Siethoff | 2,217 | 1.5 | | 1,310 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 810 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 786 | 0.5 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 555 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 335 | 0.2 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 169 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | Centre | | | | | | 67 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,788 | | | 1,661 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 145,198 | | | 145,325 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,986 | 69.7 | 6.8 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 6,770 | 4.7 | 1.8 | | | |