# Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III

Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 10. It covers the western part of Kyffhäuserkreis and a small part of Eichsfeld district.
Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Stefan Schard of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III covers the western part of Kyffhäuserkreis and a small part of Eichsfeld district, specifically the municipalities of Abtsbessingen, Bellstedt, Clingen, Ebeleben, Freienbessingen, Greußen, Großenehrich, Helbedündorf, Holzsußra, Niederbösa, Oberbösa, Rockstedt, Sondershausen, Thüringenhausen, Topfstedt, Trebra, Wasserthaleben, Westgreußen, and Wolferschwenda (from Kyffhäuserkreis), and Niederorschel (only Deuna, Gerterode und Vollenborn) from Eichsfeld.

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Günter Grüner, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Gerold Wucherpfennig (2009–2014), Manfred Scherer (2014–2019), and Stefan Schard (2019–present).
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Günter Grüner | CDU | 41.1 |
| 1999 | Günter Grüner | CDU | 45.4 |
| 2004 | Günter Grüner | CDU | 39.4 |
| 2009 | Gerold Wucherpfennig | CDU | 35.8 |
| 2014 | Manfred Scherer | CDU | 35.1 |
| 2019 | Stefan Schard | CDU | 34.4 |
| 2024 | Stefan Schard | CDU | 42.0 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 Stefan Schard | Y Stefan Schard | 8,453 | 42.0 | 7.6 | 4,803 | 23.7 | 1.1 |
| | AfD | Robert Teske | Robert Teske | 7,364 | 36.6 | 13.5 | 7,248 | 35.7 | 12.8 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,511 | 17.3 | |
| | Left | Donata Vogtschmidt | Donata Vogtschmidt | 2,279 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 2,449 | 12.1 | 20.2 |
| | SPD | Alexandra Wallrodt | Alexandra Wallrodt | 1,328 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 1,175 | 5.8 | 3.0 |
| | Independent | Ralf Köhler | Ralf Köhler | 272 | 1.4 | | | | |
| | FDP | Leon-Rob Diekneite | Leon-Rob Diekneite | 233 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 170 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| | Greens | Jürgen Rauschenbach | Jürgen Rauschenbach | 198 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 216 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| | APT | | | | | | 188 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | FW | | | | | | 180 | 0.9 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 113 | 0.6 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 69 | 0.3 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 56 | 0.3 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 53 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 31 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 343 | | | 192 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,127 | | | 20,278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,470 | 70.3 | 10.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,089 | 5.4 | 5.9 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 Schard | Stefan Schard | 6,505 | 34.4 | 0.7 | 4,281 | 22.6 | 6.3 |
| | AfD | Ralf Köhler | Ralf Köhler | 4,369 | 23.1 | | 4,346 | 22.9 | 13.1 |
| | Left | Iris Martin-Gehl | Iris Martin-Gehl | 4,324 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 6,124 | 32.3 | 2.0 |
| | SPD | Dorothea Marx | Dorothea Marx | 2,049 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 1,671 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
| | FDP | Fred Degenhardt | Fred Degenhardt | 716 | 3.8 | | 789 | 4.2 | 1.9 |
| | Greens | Babett Pfefferlein | Babett Pfefferlein | 547 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 535 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| | Free Voters | Daniel Müler | Daniel Müler | 407 | 2.2 | | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,194 | 6.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 345 | | | 322 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,917 | | | 18,940 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,262 | 60.1 | 8.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,136 | 11.3 | 8.1 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 | Manfred Scherer | Manfred Scherer | 5,746 | 35.1 | 0.7 | 4,766 | 28.9 | 1.0 |
| | Left | Beatrice Ritzke | Beatrice Ritzke | 5,212 | 31.9 | 0.3 | 5,000 | 30.3 | 0.0 |
| | SPD | Dorothea Marx | Dorothea Marx | 3,404 | 20.8 | 0.2 | 2,722 | 16.5 | 4.1 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 1,611 | 9.8 | |
| | NPD | Patrick Weber | Patrick Weber | 1,184 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 896 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| | Greens | Babett Pfefferlein | Babett Pfefferlein | 804 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 617 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 888 | 5.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 425 | | | 275 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,350 | | | 16,500 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,775 | 51.8 | 2.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 534 | 3.2 | 1.0 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 | Gerold Wucherpfennig | Gerold Wucherpfennig | 6,642 | 35.8 | 3.6 | 5,595 | 29.9 | 12.6 |
| | Left | Beatrice Ritzker | Beatrice Ritzker | 5,871 | 31.6 | 2.6 | 5,667 | 30.3 | 2.9 |
| | SPD | Dorothea Marx | Dorothea Marx | 3,826 | 20.6 | 2.3 | 3,860 | 20.6 | 5.4 |
| | FDP | | | | | | 1,302 | 7.0 | 3.7 |
| | Greens | Babett Pfefferlein | Babett Pfefferlein | 1,300 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 878 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| | NPD | Patrick Weber | Patrick Weber | 924 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 833 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 590 | 3.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 512 | | | 350 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,563 | | | 18,725 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,075 | 54.5 | 0.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 771 | 4.2 | 6.2 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 Günter Grüner | Y Günter Grüner | 7,447 | 39.4 | 6.0 | 8,056 | 42.5 | 5.4 |
| | PDS | Ralf Petersen | Ralf Petersen | 5,472 | 29.0 | 4.5 | 5,198 | 27.4 | 3.8 |
| | SPD | Cornelia Kraffzick | Cornelia Kraffzick | 3,451 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 2,876 | 15.2 | 6.0 |
| | NPD | Patrick Weber | Patrick Weber | 943 | 5.0 | | 761 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| | FDP | Patrick Kurth | Patrick Kurth | 877 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 634 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| | Greens | Jürgen Rauschenbach | Jürgen Rauschenbach | 690 | 3.7 | | 497 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 925 | 4.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 960 | | | 893 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,880 | | | 18,947 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,840 | 54.0 | 4.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,975 | 10.4 | 10.5 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 Günter Grüner | Y Günter Grüner | 9,781 | 45.4 | 4.3 | 10,369 | 47.9 | 5.0 |
| | PDS | | | 5,292 | 24.5 | 6.8 | 5,100 | 23.6 | 6.8 |
| | SPD | | | 5,193 | 24.1 | 8.6 | 4,586 | 21.2 | 10.6 |
| | VIBT | | | 581 | 2.7 | | 293 | 1.4 | |
| | REP | | | 419 | 1.9 | | 145 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| | FDP | | | 291 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 178 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 973 | 4.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 396 | | | 309 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,557 | | | 21,644 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,953 | 58.7 | 15.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 4,489 | 20.9 | 12.5 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III :
| 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 | Günter Grüner | Günter Grüner | 11,195 | 41.1 | | 11,749 | 42.9 | |
| | SPD | | | 8,892 | 32.7 | | 8,687 | 31.7 | |
| | PDS | | | 4,815 | 17.7 | | 4,586 | 16.8 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,564 | 5.7 | | 981 | 3.6 | |
| | FDP | | | 750 | 2.8 | | 687 | 2.5 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 688 | 2.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 932 | | | 770 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,216 | | | 27,378 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,148 | 74.6 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,303 | 8.4 | | | | |