# Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III

Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen 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 18. It covers the western part of Hildburghausen district and part of southern Schmalkalden-Meiningen.
Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III was created in 1990 for the first state election. Originally named Hildburghausen I, it was given its current name in 2014 after part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen was transferred to the constituency. Since 2019, it has been represented by Nadine Hoffmann of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III covers the western part of Hildburghausen district and part of southern Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Ahlstädt, Beinerstadt, Bischofrod, Dingsleben, Ehrenberg, Eichenberg, Grimmelshausen, Grub, Heldburg, Henfstädt, Hildburghausen, Kloster Veßra, Lengfeld, Marisfeld, Oberstadt, Reurieth, Römhild, Schlechtsart, Schmeheim, Schweickershausen, St.Bernhard, Straufhain, Themar, Ummerstadt, Veilsdorf, and Westhausen (from Hildburghausen), and Grabfeld (without Wölfershausen) from Schmalkalden-Meiningen.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Hans-Henning Axthelm (1990–1994), Heinrich Dietz (1994–2004), and Michael Krapp (2004–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and was represented by Tilo Kummer. The CDU's candidate Kristin Floßmann regained the constituency in 2014. It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Nadine Hoffmann.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1990 | Hans-Henning Axthelm | CDU | 43.9 |
| 1994 | Heinrich Dietz | CDU | 37.7 |
| 1999 | Heinrich Dietz | CDU | 46.7 |
| 2004 | Michael Krapp | CDU | 43.5 |
| 2009 | Tilo Kummer | LINKE | 35.1 |
| 2014 | Kristin Floßmann | CDU | 36.6 |
| 2019 | Nadine Hoffmann | AfD | 29.0 |
| 2024 | Nadine Hoffmann | AfD | 40.0 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Hildburghausen I/Schmalkalden-Meiningen 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 | Y Nadine Hoffmann | Y Nadine Hoffmann | 9,835 | 41.6 | 12.6 | 9,531 | 40.0 | 12.3 |
| | CDU | Erik Fritz Guido Beiersdorfer | Erik Fritz Guido Beiersdorfer | 5,923 | 25.1 | 0.3 | 4,837 | 20.3 | 3.0 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,550 | 14.9 | |
| | FW | Andreas Hummel | Andreas Hummel | 3,410 | 14.4 | | 1,476 | 6.2 | |
| | Left | Kevin Zöller | Kevin Zöller | 2,296 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 2,285 | 9.6 | 18.0 |
| | SPD | Thomas Jacob | Thomas Jacob | 1,434 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 913 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| | ÖDP | Nicole Kreussel | Nicole Kreussel | 718 | 3.0 | | 166 | 0.7 | |
| | Greens | | | | | | 277 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| | Values | | | | | | 189 | 0.8 | |
| | APT | | | | | | 170 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | | | | | | 149 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| | BD | | | | | | 105 | 0.4 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 103 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 63 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 19 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 398 | | | 181 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,616 | | | 23,833 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,014 | 73.8 | 9.0 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 3,912 | 16.5 | 12.9 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen 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 | Nadine Hoffmann | Nadine Hoffmann | 6,301 | 29.0 | 19.2 | 6,037 | 27.7 | 16.8 |
| | CDU | N Kristin Floßmann | N Kristin Floßmann | 5,519 | 25.4 | 11.2 | 5,094 | 23.3 | 14.1 |
| | Left | Steffen Martin Harzer | Steffen Martin Harzer | 5,279 | 24.3 | 6.0 | 6,034 | 27.6 | 0.2 |
| | SPD | Thomas Jakob | Thomas Jakob | 2,206 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 1,681 | 7.7 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Katharina Schmidt | Katharina Schmidt | 1,336 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 816 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| | FDP | Christopher Hubrich | Christopher Hubrich | 978 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 890 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| | MLPD | Janine Walter | Janine Walter | 86 | 0.4 | | 93 | 0.4 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,180 | 5.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 388 | | | 268 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,705 | | | 21,825 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,093 | 64.8 | 14.3 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 782 | 3.6 | | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Hildburghausen 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 | Kristin Floßmann | Kristin Floßmann | 7,408 | 36.6 | 4.8 | 7,536 | 37.2 | 6.8 |
| | Left | N Tilo Kummer | N Tilo Kummer | 6,123 | 30.3 | 4.8 | 5,599 | 27.7 | 4.7 |
| | SPD | Uwe Höhn | Uwe Höhn | 2,849 | 14.1 | 2.7 | 2,351 | 11.6 | 5.4 |
| | AfD | Heiko Bernardy | Heiko Bernardy | 1,985 | 9.8 | | 2,206 | 10.9 | |
| | Greens | Astrid Rühle | Astrid Rühle | 716 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 785 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| | NPD | Tommy Frenck | Tommy Frenck | 608 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 739 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| | Pirates | Bernd Schreiner | Bernd Schreiner | 290 | 1.4 | | 282 | 1.4 | |
| | FDP | Heinz-Jörg Winkler | Heinz-Jörg Winkler | 247 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 281 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 464 | 2.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 289 | | | 272 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,226 | | | 20,243 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,515 | 50.5 | 1.9 | | | |
| | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 1,285 | 6.3 | | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Hildburghausen 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 | % | ±% |
| | Left | Tilo Kummer | Tilo Kummer | 6,899 | 35.1 | 3.4 | 6,393 | 32.4 | 5.2 |
| | CDU | N Michael Krapp | N Michael Krapp | 6,251 | 31.8 | 11.7 | 5,992 | 30.4 | 13.1 |
| | SPD | Uwe Höhn | Uwe Höhn | 3,299 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 3,345 | 17.0 | 1.4 |
| | FDP | Thomas Vollmar | Thomas Vollmar | 1,403 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 1,377 | 7.0 | 3.9 |
| | NPD | Danny Schuck | Danny Schuck | 928 | 4.7 | | 883 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Karen Thimel | Karen Thimel | 899 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 919 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 802 | 4.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 368 | | | 336 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,679 | | | 19,711 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,047 | 52.4 | 2.4 | | | |
| | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 648 | 3.3 | | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Hildburghausen 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 | Michael Krapp | Michael Krapp | 8,126 | 43.5 | 3.2 | 8,141 | 43.5 | 5.0 |
| | PDS | Tilo Kummer | Tilo Kummer | 5,930 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 5,082 | 27.2 | 3.8 |
| | SPD | Uwe Höhn | Uwe Höhn | 3,395 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 2,924 | 15.6 | 3.8 |
| | FDP | Jost Hofmann | Jost Hofmann | 708 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 581 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| | Greens | Peter Werner Otto | Peter Werner Otto | 535 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 527 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,447 | 7.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 708 | | | 700 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,694 | | | 18,702 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,402 | 50.0 | 7.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,196 | 11.8 | 11.1 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Hildburghausen 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 Heinrich Dietz | Y Heinrich Dietz | 10,086 | 46.7 | 9.0 | 10,523 | 48.5 | 7.1 |
| | PDS | Tilo Kummer | Tilo Kummer | 5,147 | 23.8 | 7.2 | 5,068 | 23.4 | 6.1 |
| | SPD | Burkhard Stenzel | Burkhard Stenzel | 4,973 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 4,208 | 19.4 | 9.9 |
| | REP | Torsten Wirsching | Torsten Wirsching | 609 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 178 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| | FDP | Lulita Schwenk | Lulita Schwenk | 429 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 308 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| | Greens | Astrid Rühle von Lilienstern | Astrid Rühle von Lilienstern | 368 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 277 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,130 | 5.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 355 | | | 275 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,612 | | | 21,692 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,967 | 57.3 | 15.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 4,939 | 22.9 | 15.1 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Hildburghausen 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 | Heinrich Dietz | Heinrich Dietz | 9,983 | 37.7 | 6.2 | 11,029 | 41.4 | 2.4 |
| | SPD | | | 7,910 | 29.9 | 8.5 | 7,791 | 29.3 | 7.0 |
| | PDS | | | 4,397 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 4,597 | 17.3 | 7.5 |
| | FDP | | | 2,796 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1,424 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| | Greens | | | 1,077 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1,018 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| | REP | | | 327 | 1.2 | | 367 | 1.4 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 397 | 1.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,027 | | | 894 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,490 | | | 26,623 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,517 | 73.2 | 0.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,074 | 7.8 | 14.7 | | | |

### 1990 election

State election (1990): Hildburghausen :
| 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-Henning Axthelm | Hans-Henning Axthelm | 13,593 | 43.9 | | 13,598 | 43.8 | |
| | SPD | | | 6,636 | 21.4 | | 6,934 | 22.3 | |
| | PDS | | | 2,963 | 9.6 | | 3,034 | 9.8 | |
| | FDP | | | 2,905 | 9.4 | | 2,978 | 9.6 | |
| | DSU | | | 2,232 | 7.2 | | 1,547 | 5.0 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,243 | 4.0 | | 1,349 | 4.3 | |
| | DFD | | | 959 | 3.1 | | 714 | 2.3 | |
| | UFV | | | 224 | 0.7 | | 224 | 0.7 | |
| | DBU | | | 202 | 0.7 | | 156 | 0.5 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 524 | 1.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,066 | | | 965 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,957 | | | 31,058 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,023 | 73.2 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 6,957 | 22.5 | | | | |