# Sömmerda I – Gotha III

Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 16. It covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district.
Sömmerda I – Gotha III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Daniel Haseloff of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Sömmerda I – Gotha III covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district, specifically the municipalities of Bienstädt, Dachwig, Döllstädt, Drei Gleichen, Eschenbergen, Friemar, Gierstädt, Großfahner, Molschleben, Nesse-Apfelstädt, Nessetal, Nottleben, Pferdingsleben, Schwabhausen, Sonneborn, Tonna, Tröchtelborn, Tüttleben, and Zimmernsupra (from Gotha), and Andisleben, Elxleben, Gangloffsömmern, Gebesee, Haßleben, Henschleben, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schwerstedt, Straußfurt, Walschleben, Werningshausen, Witterda, and Wundersleben (from Sömmerda).

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Volker Sklenar, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Jörg Kellner until 2024. The constituency was gained by Daniel Haseloff of Alternative for Germany in 2024.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 50.1 |
| 1999 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 56.4 |
| 2004 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 49.2 |
| 2009 | Jörg Kellner | CDU | 31.6 |
| 2014 | Jörg Kellner | CDU | 39.5 |
| 2019 | Jörg Kellner | CDU | 27.0 |
| 2024 | Daniel Haseloff | AfD | 38.6 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Sömmerda I/Gotha 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 | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Daniel Haseloff | Daniel Haseloff | 12,260 | 38.6 | 12.6 | 10,998 | 34.2 | 9.2 |
| | CDU | Claudia Heber | Claudia Heber | 10,455 | 32.9 | 5.9 | 7,704 | 24.0 | 1.6 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 5,419 | 16.9 | |
| | Left | Dominic Hunger | Dominic Hunger | 3,654 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 3,517 | 10.9 | 18.1 |
| | SPD | Katharina Schenk | Katharina Schenk | 3,284 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 2,054 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 593 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| | FW | Olaf Ehrich | Olaf Ehrich | 1,689 | 5.3 | | 517 | 1.6 | |
| | Independent | Horst Pickrodt | Horst Pickrodt | 394 | 1.2 | | | | |
| | FDP | | | | | | 336 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| | APT | | | | | | 331 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | Familie | | | | | | 193 | 0.6 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 173 | 0.5 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 139 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 89 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 54 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 780 | | | 372 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,736 | | | 32,144 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,516 | 77.4 | 8.6 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,805 | 5.7 | | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 Jörg Kellner | Y Jörg Kellner | 7,796 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 6,524 | 22.4 | 12.6 |
| | AfD | Stefan Schröder | Stefan Schröder | 7,515 | 26.0 | | 7,258 | 25.0 | 13.3 |
| | Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 7,270 | 25.1 | 3.5 | 8,429 | 29.0 | 3.7 |
| | SPD | Enrico Gropp | Enrico Gropp | 3,179 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 2,565 | 8.8 | 3.7 |
| | FDP | André Gebser | André Gebser | 1,590 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1,634 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
| | Greens | Katrin Renate Vogel | Katrin Renate Vogel | 1,477 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1,029 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| | MLPD | Doris Bauerle | Doris Bauerle | 97 | 0.3 | | 83 | 0.3 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,550 | 5.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 528 | | | 380 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,924 | | | 29,072 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,452 | 68.8 | 13.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 281 | 1.0 | 9.9 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 Jörg Kellner | Y Jörg Kellner | 9,432 | 39.5 | 7.9 | 8,447 | 35.0 | 2.7 |
| | Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 6,823 | 28.6 | 6.3 | 6,094 | 25.3 | 2.1 |
| | SPD | Uwe Szpöt | Uwe Szpöt | 3,519 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 3,005 | 12.5 | 6.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 2,813 | 11.7 | |
| | Greens | Michael Göring | Michael Göring | 1,765 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 1,161 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| | NPD | Philipp Rethberg | Philipp Rethberg | 1,223 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 942 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| | FDP | Jens Panse | Jens Panse | 1,094 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 694 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 961 | 4.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 648 | | | 387 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,856 | | | 24,117 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,504 | 55.5 | 4.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,609 | 10.9 | 1.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 | Jörg Kellner | Jörg Kellner | 8,578 | 31.6 | 17.3 | 8,795 | 32.3 | 15.7 |
| | Left | Rudolf Ehrich | Rudolf Ehrich | 6,056 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 6,330 | 23.2 | 1.3 |
| | SPD | Enrico Gropp | Enrico Gropp | 5,090 | 18.7 | 4.2 | 5,227 | 19.2 | 6.1 |
| | Free Voters | Jürgen Hieber | Jürgen Hieber | 2,431 | 8.9 | | 1,701 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| | FDP | Jörg Fischer | Jörg Fischer | 2,167 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 2,128 | 7.8 | 4.0 |
| | NPD | Sebastian Reiche | Sebastian Reiche | 1,520 | 5.6 | | 1,482 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| | Greens | Friedrich Göring | Friedrich Göring | 1,322 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1,405 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 183 | 0.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 679 | | | 592 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,164 | | | 27,251 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,843 | 59.8 | 0.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,522 | 9.3 | 12.5 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 Volker Sklenar | Y Volker Sklenar | 15,492 | 49.2 | 7.2 | 15,289 | 47.9 | 6.7 |
| | PDS | Rudolf Ehrich | Rudolf Ehrich | 8,459 | 26.9 | 4.6 | 7,799 | 24.4 | 5.4 |
| | SPD | Enrico Gropp | Enrico Gropp | 4,547 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 4,123 | 12.9 | 3.9 |
| | FDP | Peter Liebe | Peter Liebe | 1,742 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1,227 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| | Greens | Kerstin Schnelle | Kerstin Schnelle | 1,221 | 3.9 | | 1,092 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,385 | 7.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,760 | | | 1,306 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,461 | | | 31,915 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,221 | 60.3 | 4.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,033 | 22.3 | 11.8 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 Volker Sklenar | Y Volker Sklenar | 19,310 | 56.4 | 6.5 | 18,893 | 54.6 | 5.6 |
| | PDS | Konrad Scheringer | Konrad Scheringer | 7,623 | 22.3 | 9.9 | 6,584 | 19.0 | 7.2 |
| | SPD | Matthias Storch | Matthias Storch | 6,557 | 19.2 | 7.9 | 5,793 | 16.8 | 11.0 |
| | FDP | Christina Kley | Christina Kley | 738 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 370 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,936 | 8.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 872 | | | 524 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,228 | | | 34,576 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,100 | 65.2 | 11.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 11,687 | 34.1 | 11.3 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 | Volker Sklenar | Volker Sklenar | 17,125 | 50.1 | | 16,865 | 49.1 | |
| | SPD | | | 9,228 | 27.0 | | 9,571 | 27.9 | |
| | PDS | | | 4,206 | 12.3 | | 3,983 | 11.6 | |
| | Greens | | | 2,138 | 6.3 | | 1,571 | 4.6 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,276 | 3.7 | | 1,248 | 3.6 | |
| | DSU | | | 195 | 0.6 | | 86 | 0.3 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,000 | 2.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,321 | | | 1,165 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,168 | | | 34,324 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,489 | 77.0 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 7,897 | 23.1 | | | | |