# Sonneberg I

Sonneberg 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 19. It covers the southern part of the Sonneberg district, including the city of Sonneberg.
Sonneberg I was created for the 1994 Thuringian state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Jürgen Treutler of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Sonneberg I covers the southern part of the Sonneberg district, specifically the municipalities of Bachfeld, Föritztal, Frankenblick, Schalkau, and Sonneberg.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Christine Zitzmann, who served from 1994 to 2009, and then Beate Meißner until 2024. Jürgen Treutler of the Alternative for Germany gained the seat in 2024.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Christine Zitzmann | CDU | 37.0 |
| 1999 | Christine Zitzmann | CDU | 50.3 |
| 2004 | Christine Zitzmann | CDU | 45.1 |
| 2009 | Beate Meißner | CDU | 43.2 |
| 2014 | Beate Meißner | CDU | 48.1 |
| 2019 | Beate Meißner | CDU | 41.5 |
| 2024 | Jürgen Treutler | AfD | 40.2 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Sonneberg 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 | Jürgen Treutler | Jürgen Treutler | 9,680 | 42.6 | 15.2 | 9,201 | 40.2 | 12.9 |
| | CDU | N Beate Meißner | N Beate Meißner | 8,914 | 39.3 | 2.2 | 5,708 | 24.9 | 2.2 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,470 | 15.2 | |
| | Left | Susanna Karawanskij | Susanna Karawanskij | 2,209 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 2,385 | 10.4 | 18.0 |
| | SPD | Thomas Hofmann | Thomas Hofmann | 834 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 793 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 267 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| | FW | Robert Bauer | Robert Bauer | 636 | 2.8 | | 245 | 1.1 | |
| | ÖDP | Martin Truckenbrodt | Martin Truckenbrodt | 307 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 83 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| | APT | | | | | | 200 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | | | | | | 158 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| | BD | | | | | | 103 | 0.5 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 99 | 0.4 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 67 | 0.3 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 56 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | Andreas Eifler | Andreas Eifler | 122 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 47 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | | | 195 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,702 | | | 22,882 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,077 | 72.0 | 10.6 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 766 | 3.3 | | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Sonneberg 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 Beate Meißner | Y Beate Meißner | 8,584 | 41.5 | 6.6 | 5,611 | 27.1 | 10.5 |
| | AfD | Robert Sesselmann | Robert Sesselmann | 5,670 | 27.4 | | 5,651 | 27.3 | 16.0 |
| | Left | Knut Korschewsky | Knut Korschewsky | 4,243 | 20.5 | 10.2 | 5,880 | 28.4 | 1.5 |
| | SPD | Petra Lenk | Petra Lenk | 1,011 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 1,258 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| | Greens | Beate Kittel | Beate Kittel | 551 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 680 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | Christian Wollny | Christian Wollny | 376 | 1.8 | | 552 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| | ÖDP | Martin Truckenbrodt | Martin Truckenbrodt | 195 | 0.9 | | 169 | 0.8 | |
| | MLPD | Andreas Eifler | Andreas Eifler | 54 | 0.3 | | 65 | 0.3 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 845 | 4.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 256 | | | 229 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,684 | | | 20,711 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,940 | 61.4 | 14.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,914 | 14.1 | 3.3 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Sonneberg 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 Beate Meißner | Y Beate Meißner | 7,505 | 48.1 | 4.9 | 5,923 | 37.6 | 3.0 |
| | Left | Knut Korschewsky | Knut Korschewsky | 4,787 | 30.7 | 3.5 | 4,714 | 29.9 | 3.4 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 1,786 | 11.3 | |
| | SPD | David-Christian Eckardt | David-Christian Eckardt | 2,049 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 1,706 | 10.8 | 4.6 |
| | Greens | Filip Heinlein | Filip Heinlein | 638 | 4.1 | | 562 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| | NPD | Frank Neubert | Frank Neubert | 630 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 425 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 651 | 4.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 374 | | | 216 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,609 | | | 15,767 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,983 | 46.6 | 5.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,718 | 17.4 | 8.4 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Sonneberg 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 | Beate Meißner | Beate Meißner | 8,075 | 43.2 | 1.9 | 6,525 | 34.6 | 8.8 |
| | Left | Michael Gerstenberger | Michael Gerstenberger | 6,378 | 34.2 | 7.0 | 6,278 | 33.3 | 5.3 |
| | SPD | David-Christian Eckardt | David-Christian Eckardt | 3,380 | 18.1 | 2.2 | 2,907 | 15.4 | 0.3 |
| | NPD | Mike Steiner | Mike Steiner | 840 | 4.5 | | 831 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| | FDP | | | | | | 1,119 | 5.9 | 2.7 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 642 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 543 | 2.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 466 | | | 294 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,673 | | | 18,845 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,139 | 52.4 | 2.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,697 | 9.0 | 8.9 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Sonneberg 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 Christine Zitzmann | Y Christine Zitzmann | 8,099 | 45.1 | 5.2 | 7,840 | 43.4 | 3.5 |
| | PDS | Christoph Schwarze | Christoph Schwarze | 4,883 | 27.2 | 4.8 | 5,070 | 28.0 | 4.0 |
| | SPD | David-Christian Eckardt | David-Christian Eckardt | 2,852 | 15.9 | 7.7 | 2,725 | 15.1 | 4.4 |
| | FDP | Frank Laaser | Frank Laaser | 1,078 | 6.0 | | 585 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Ringo Muggenthaler | Ringo Muggenthaler | 1,059 | 5.9 | | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,857 | 10.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 945 | | | 839 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,971 | | | 18,077 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,916 | 49.7 | 7.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,216 | 17.9 | 8.8 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Sonneberg 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 Christine Zitzmann | Y Christine Zitzmann | 10,745 | 50.3 | 13.3 | 10,108 | 46.9 | 7.8 |
| | SPD | David-Christian Eckardt | David-Christian Eckardt | 5,051 | 23.6 | 11.0 | 4,198 | 19.5 | 13.1 |
| | PDS | Almuth Beck | Almuth Beck | 4,777 | 22.4 | 3.7 | 5,178 | 24.0 | 6.4 |
| | REP | Ulf Schmidt | Ulf Schmidt | 799 | 3.7 | | 278 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,779 | 8.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 475 | | | 306 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,372 | | | 21,541 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,847 | 57.0 | 19.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,694 | 26.7 | 24.3 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Sonneberg 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 | Christine Zitzmann | Christine Zitzmann | 10,373 | 37.0 | | 11,017 | 39.1 | |
| | SPD | | | 9,708 | 34.6 | | 9,198 | 32.6 | |
| | PDS | | | 5,256 | 18.7 | | 4,973 | 17.6 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,495 | 5.3 | | 1,151 | 4.1 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,237 | 4.4 | | 985 | 3.5 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 854 | 3.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 915 | | | 806 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,069 | | | 28,178 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,984 | 76.2 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 665 | 2.4 | | | | |