# Wartburgkreis I

Wartburgkreis I 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 5. It covers the southern part of Wartburgkreis and a small area of Schmalkalden-Meiningen.
Wartburgkreis I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Uwe Krell of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Wartburgkreis I covers the southern part of Wartburgkreis and a small area of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Bad Salzungen (excluding Ettenhausen an der Suhl), Buttlar, Dermbach, Empfertshausen, Geisa, Gerstengrund, Krayenberggemeinde, Leimbach, Oechsen, Schleid, Unterbreizbach, Vacha, Weilar, and Wiesenthal (from Wartburgkreis), and Kaltennordheim (excluding Aschenhausen, Kaltensundheim, Kaltenwestheim, Melpers, Mittelsdorf, Oberkatz und Unterweid) from Schmalkalden-Meiningen.

## Members

The constituency was held by the CDU from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Hans-Peter Häfner, who served from 1994 to 1999, followed by Manfred Grob (1999–2019) and Martin Henkel (2019–2024). The AfD gained the seat in 2024.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Hans-Peter Häfner | CDU | 42.9 |
| 1999 | Manfred Grob | CDU | 49.7 |
| 2004 | Manfred Grob | CDU | 39.9 |
| 2009 | Manfred Grob | CDU | 35.2 |
| 2014 | Manfred Grob | CDU | 42.3 |
| 2019 | Martin Henkel | CDU | 34.4 |
| 2024 | Uwe Krell | AfD | 38.5 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 | Uwe Krell | Uwe Krell | 11,962 | 38.5 | 14.7 | 11,428 | 36.4 | 12.2 |
| | CDU | N Martin Henkel | N Martin Henkel | 11,501 | 37.0 | 2.6 | 8,793 | 28.0 | 0.4 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,483 | 14.3 | |
| | Left | Anja Müller | Anja Müller | 3,756 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 3,130 | 10.0 | 17.6 |
| | FW | Uwe Mannel | Uwe Mannel | 1,605 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 600 | 1.9 | |
| | SPD | Martin Geissler | Martin Geissler | 1,473 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1,327 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 409 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| | Values | Alfred Schmidt | Alfred Schmidt | 405 | 1.3 | | 275 | 0.9 | |
| | FDP | Leo Bender | Leo Bender | 270 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 278 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| | APT | | | | | | 278 | 0.9 | |
| | MLPD | Stefan Klaus Engel | Stefan Klaus Engel | 136 | 0.4 | | 27 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | BD | | | | | | 127 | 0.4 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 127 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 62 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 530 | | | 262 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,108 | | | 31,376 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,638 | 72.6 | 9.5 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 461 | 1.5 | | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 | Martin Henkel | Martin Henkel | 9,714 | 34.4 | 7.9 | 8,047 | 28.4 | 13.8 |
| | AfD | Stefan Mäurer | Stefan Mäurer | 6,719 | 23.8 | | 6,842 | 24.2 | 16.3 |
| | Left | Anja Müller | Anja Müller | 6,585 | 23.3 | 3.0 | 7,810 | 27.6 | 3.0 |
| | SPD | Martin Geißler | Martin Geißler | 1,945 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 2,086 | 7.4 | 4.9 |
| | Greens | Andreas Hundertmark | Andreas Hundertmark | 1,275 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 965 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | Matthias Fallenstein | Matthias Fallenstein | 1,176 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1,121 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| | Free Voters | Ines Senf | Ines Senf | 708 | 2.5 | | | | |
| | MLPD | Stefan Engel | Stefan Engel | 115 | 0.4 | | 104 | 0.4 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,328 | 4.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | | | 338 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,237 | | | 28,303 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,641 | 63.1 | 13.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,995 | 10.6 | 5.4 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 Manfred Grob | Y Manfred Grob | 9,890 | 42.3 | 7.1 | 9,929 | 42.2 | 4.8 |
| | Left | Anja Müller | Anja Müller | 6,141 | 26.3 | 2.4 | 5,798 | 24.6 | 0.9 |
| | SPD | Jürgen Holland-Nell | Jürgen Holland-Nell | 3,979 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 2,901 | 12.3 | 2.6 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 1,860 | 7.9 | |
| | NPD | Tobias Kammler | Tobias Kammler | 1,355 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 1,104 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| | Greens | Andreas Hundertmark | Andreas Hundertmark | 1,290 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 873 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| | FDP | Helmut Hempel | Helmut Hempel | 717 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 390 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 674 | 2.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 410 | | | 253 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,372 | | | 23,529 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,782 | 49.4 | 4.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,749 | 16.0 | 4.7 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 Manfred Grob | Y Manfred Grob | 9,535 | 35.2 | 4.7 | 10,144 | 37.4 | 0.4 |
| | Left | Frank Kuschel | Frank Kuschel | 6,458 | 23.9 | 5.8 | 6,915 | 25.5 | 3.6 |
| | SPD | Thomas Fischer | Thomas Fischer | 3,935 | 14.5 | 2.7 | 4,053 | 14.9 | 2.8 |
| | Free Voters | Werner Hellmann | Werner Hellmann | 2,424 | 9.0 | | 1,708 | 6.3 | 11.7 |
| | FDP | Jürgen Bohn | Jürgen Bohn | 1,887 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 1,508 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| | NPD | Tobias Kammler | Tobias Kammler | 1,759 | 6.5 | | 1,636 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| | Greens | Mario Amling | Mario Amling | 1,074 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1,000 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 168 | 0.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 524 | | | 464 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,072 | | | 27,132 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,596 | 54.1 | 4.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,077 | 11.3 | 1.1 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 Manfred Grob | Y Manfred Grob | 11,398 | 39.9 | 9.8 | 10,874 | 37.0 | 16.3 |
| | PDS | Christina Michael | Christina Michael | 8,478 | 29.7 | 9.9 | 6,435 | 21.9 | 2.7 |
| | Free Voters | | | | | | 5,274 | 18.0 | |
| | SPD | Frank Pach | Frank Pach | 4,920 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 3,549 | 12.1 | 6.4 |
| | FDP | Jürgen Bohn | Jürgen Bohn | 2,088 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 807 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| | Greens | Helge Fibich | Helge Fibich | 1,682 | 5.9 | | 888 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,538 | 5.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,080 | | | 1,281 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,566 | | | 29,365 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,646 | 58.9 | 0.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,920 | 10.2 | 15.4 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 Grob | Manfred Grob | 14,760 | 49.7 | 6.8 | 15,937 | 53.3 | 8.2 |
| | SPD | Günter Pohl | Günter Pohl | 7,153 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 5,525 | 18.5 | 11.9 |
| | PDS | Christina Michael | Christina Michael | 5,881 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 5,746 | 19.2 | 5.0 |
| | REP | Silvio Dettmar | Silvio Dettmar | 777 | 2.6 | | 260 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| | FDP | Gerhard Petter | Gerhard Petter | 685 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 345 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Gustav Josef Eib | Gustav Josef Eib | 442 | 1.5 | | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,072 | 6.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 643 | | | 456 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,698 | | | 29,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,341 | 58.2 | 17.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,607 | 25.6 | 17.9 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Wartburgkreis I :
| 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 | Hans-Peter Häfner | Hans-Peter Häfner | 16,330 | 42.9 | | 17,272 | 45.1 | |
| | SPD | Günter Pohl | Günter Pohl | 13,411 | 35.2 | | 11,627 | 30.4 | |
| | PDS | Eva-Maria Förtsch | Eva-Maria Förtsch | 5,054 | 13.3 | | 5,427 | 14.2 | |
| | Greens | Gerhard Wien | Gerhard Wien | 2,045 | 5.4 | | 1,675 | 4.4 | |
| | FDP | Gerhard Petter | Gerhard Petter | 1,251 | 3.3 | | 1,292 | 3.4 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 994 | 2.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,474 | | | 1,278 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,091 | | | 38,287 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,565 | 75.7 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,919 | 7.7 | | | | |