# Ilm-Kreis II

Ilm-Kreis II 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 23. It covers the northern and western part of Ilm-Kreis.
Ilm-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Olaf Kießling of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Ilm-Kreis II covers the southern part of Ilm-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Alkersleben, Amt Wachsenburg, Arnstadt, Bösleben-Wüllersleben, Dornheim, Elleben, Elxleben, Geratal (excluding Geraberg), Osthausen-Wülfershausen, Plaue (excluding Neusiß), Rockhausen, Stadtilm, and Witzleben. It also includes the village of Gehlberg from Suhl.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Winfried Neumann (1994–1999), Klaus von der Krone (1999–2014), and Jörg Thamm (2014–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Olaf Kießling.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Winfried Neumann | CDU | 42.2 |
| 1999 | Klaus von der Krone | CDU | 51.7 |
| 2004 | Klaus von der Krone | CDU | 41.2 |
| 2009 | Klaus von der Krone | CDU | 29.8 |
| 2014 | Jörg Thamm | CDU | 34.0 |
| 2019 | Olaf Kießling | AfD | 29.6 |
| 2024 | Olaf Kießling | AfD | 35.4 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Ilm-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 | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Y Olaf Kießling | Y Olaf Kießling | 13,569 | 40.2 | 10.6 | 12,063 | 35.4 | 7.5 |
| | CDU | Jörg Becker | Jörg Becker | 9,421 | 27.9 | 4.7 | 7,060 | 20.7 | 1.6 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 5,442 | 16.0 | |
| | Left | Kevin Kusbach | Kevin Kusbach | 4,630 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 4,594 | 13.5 | 16.4 |
| | SPD | Florian Wagner | Florian Wagner | 2,433 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 1,836 | 5.4 | 2.6 |
| | FW | Silvio Pahlke | Silvio Pahlke | 2,257 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 749 | 2.2 | |
| | FDP | Christian Stonek | Christian Stonek | 759 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 430 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| | Greens | Kathrin Cagnin | Kathrin Cagnin | 687 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 804 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| | APT | | | | | | 361 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| | Familie | | | | | | 210 | 0.6 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 195 | 0.6 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 145 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 99 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 44 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 626 | | | 321 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,756 | | | 34,061 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,382 | 74.7 | 8.0 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 4,184 | 12.3 | 5.9 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Ilm-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 | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Olaf Kießling | Olaf Kießling | 8,872 | 29.6 | | 8,397 | 27.9 | 12.7 |
| | CDU | N Jörg Thamm | N Jörg Thamm | 6,944 | 23.2 | 10.8 | 5,749 | 19.1 | 9.2 |
| | Left | Donata Vogtschmidt | Donata Vogtschmidt | 6,796 | 22.7 | 9.2 | 9,004 | 30.0 | 1.1 |
| | SPD | Eleonore Mühlbauer | Eleonore Mühlbauer | 3,618 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 2,399 | 8.0 | 4.1 |
| | FDP | Martin Mölders | Martin Mölders | 1,617 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1,610 | 5.4 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Matthias Schlegel | Matthias Schlegel | 1,419 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 1,202 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
| | Free Voters | Jens Schröder | Jens Schröder | 623 | 2.1 | | | | |
| | MLPD | Manuela Eifler | Manuela Eifler | 50 | 0.2 | | 100 | 0.3 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,593 | 5.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 521 | | | 406 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,939 | | | 30,054 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,460 | 66.7 | 11.3 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,928 | 6.4 | | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Ilm-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 | Jörg Thamm | Jörg Thamm | 8,674 | 34.0 | 4.2 | 7,309 | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| | Left | Jens Petermann | Jens Petermann | 8,138 | 31.9 | 7.1 | 7,414 | 28.9 | 2.6 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 3,910 | 15.2 | |
| | SPD | Eleonore Mühlbauer | Eleonore Mühlbauer | 4,360 | 17.1 | 1.0 | 3,126 | 12.1 | 7.0 |
| | NPD | Jonny Albrecht | Jonny Albrecht | 1,641 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1,129 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| | Greens | Matthias Schlegel | Matthias Schlegel | 1,337 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1,319 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| | FDP | Martin Mölders | Martin Mölders | 807 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 646 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| | Pirates | Thomas Hupel | Thomas Hupel | 589 | 2.3 | | 258 | 1.0 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 673 | 2.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 652 | | | 414 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,546 | | | 25,784 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,198 | 55.4 | 2.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 536 | 2.1 | 2.9 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Ilm-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 Klaus von der Krone | Y Klaus von der Krone | 8,304 | 29.8 | 11.4 | 7,907 | 28.3 | 15.0 |
| | Left | Sabine Berninger | Sabine Berninger | 6,914 | 24.8 | 3.6 | 7,327 | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| | SPD | Eleonore Mühlbauer | Eleonore Mühlbauer | 5,057 | 18.1 | 2.2 | 5,317 | 19.1 | 4.6 |
| | Free Voters | Georg Norbert Bräutigam | Georg Norbert Bräutigam | 3,363 | 12.1 | | 1,870 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| | FDP | Frank-André Thies | Frank-André Thies | 1,590 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 2,069 | 7.4 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Matthias Schlegel | Matthias Schlegel | 1,393 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1,823 | 6.5 | 2.4 |
| | NPD | Jürgen Voigt | Jürgen Voigt | 1,279 | 4.6 | | 1,363 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 233 | 0.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 678 | | | 669 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,900 | | | 27,909 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,578 | 57.6 | 2.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,390 | 5.0 | 7.8 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Ilm-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 Klaus von der Krone | Y Klaus von der Krone | 10,804 | 41.2 | 10.5 | 11,427 | 43.3 | 11.0 |
| | PDS | Frank Kuschel | Frank Kuschel | 7,456 | 28.4 | 10.9 | 6,945 | 26.3 | 7.9 |
| | SPD | Erwin Erdmann | Erwin Erdmann | 4,165 | 15.9 | 7.9 | 3,834 | 14.5 | 4.2 |
| | FDP | Dirk Sterzik | Dirk Sterzik | 2,723 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 1,180 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| | Greens | Stefan Schubert | Stefan Schubert | 1,067 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1,095 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,918 | 7.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,508 | | | 1,324 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,215 | | | 26,399 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,723 | 54.7 | 8.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,348 | 12.8 | 15.1 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Ilm-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 | Klaus von der Krone | Klaus von der Krone | 16,189 | 51.7 | 9.5 | 17,060 | 54.3 | 12.1 |
| | SPD | Petra Heß | Petra Heß | 7,457 | 23.8 | 11.2 | 5,864 | 18.7 | 12.7 |
| | PDS | Steffen Dittes | Steffen Dittes | 5,468 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 5,788 | 18.4 | 3.1 |
| | Greens | Jürgen Ludwig | Jürgen Ludwig | 917 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 555 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| | REP | Gerhard Otto | Gerhard Otto | 715 | 2.3 | | 183 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| | FDP | Roland Buttgereit | Roland Buttgereit | 585 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 283 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,661 | 5.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 512 | | | 449 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,331 | | | 31,394 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,843 | 63.0 | 12.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 8,732 | 27.9 | 20.7 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Ilmkreis 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 | Winfried Neumann | Winfried Neumann | 15,093 | 42.2 | | 15,079 | 42.2 | |
| | SPD | | | 12,505 | 34.9 | | 11,232 | 31.4 | |
| | PDS | | | 5,030 | 14.1 | | 5,472 | 15.3 | |
| | Greens | | | 2,180 | 6.1 | | 1,504 | 4.2 | |
| | FDP | | | 972 | 2.7 | | 963 | 2.7 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,484 | 4.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,180 | | | 1,226 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,780 | | | 35,734 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,960 | 75.6 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,588 | 7.3 | | | | |