# Kyffhäuserkreis II

Kyffhäuserkreis II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 11. It covers the eastern part of Kyffhäuserkreis.
Kyffhäuserkreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Jens Cotta of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Kyffhäuserkreis II covers the eastern part of Kyffhäuserkreis, specifically the municipalities of An der Schmücke, Artern, Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Borxleben, Etzleben, Gehofen, Kalbsrieth, Kyffhäuserland, Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth, Oberheldrungen, Reinsdorf, and Roßleben-Wiehe.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Detlev Braasch (1994–2004) and Gudrun Holbe (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Jens Cotta.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Detlev Braasch | CDU | 43.2 |
| 1999 | Detlev Braasch | CDU | 47.8 |
| 2004 | Gudrun Holbe | CDU | 46.9 |
| 2009 | Gudrun Holbe | CDU | 36.9 |
| 2014 | Gudrun Holbe | CDU | 36.1 |
| 2019 | Jens Cotta | AfD | 29.2 |
| 2024 | Jens Cotta | AfD | 46.5 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Y Jens Cotta | Y Jens Cotta | 9,650 | 46.5 | 17.3 | 8,329 | 39.7 | 12.0 |
| | CDU | Johannes Selle | Johannes Selle | 5,383 | 26.0 | 3.4 | 4,156 | 19.8 | 0.9 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,522 | 16.8 | |
| | Left | Christoph Hall | Christoph Hall | 3,450 | 16.6 | 10.7 | 2,809 | 13.4 | 19.4 |
| | SPD | Sascha Schwerdt | Sascha Schwerdt | 1,628 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 1,020 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| | APT | | | | | | 243 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Fred Degenhardt | Fred Degenhardt | 374 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 193 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| | Greens | Janine Ritschel | Janine Ritschel | 248 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 256 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| | Familie | | | | | | 121 | 0.6 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 110 | 0.5 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 55 | 0.3 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 50 | 0.2 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 46 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 23 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 434 | | | 211 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,733 | | | 20,956 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,167 | 69.9 | 9.1 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 4,267 | 20.5 | 18.6 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Jens Cotta | Jens Cotta | 5,562 | 29.2 | | 5,287 | 27.7 | 18.7 |
| | Left | Dietmar Strickrodt | Dietmar Strickrodt | 5,192 | 27.3 | 3.6 | 6,269 | 32.8 | 1.7 |
| | CDU | Silvana Schäffer | Silvana Schäffer | 4,309 | 22.6 | 13.5 | 3,615 | 18.9 | 11.6 |
| | SPD | Stephan Rückebeil | Stephan Rückebeil | 2,272 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 1,772 | 9.3 | 6.9 |
| | FDP | Maik Wehner | Maik Wehner | 705 | 3.7 | | 743 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| | Greens | Paul Maaß | Paul Maaß | 606 | 3.2 | | 460 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| | Free Voters | Mario Merten | Mario Merten | 390 | 2.0 | 4.4 | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 938 | 4.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | | | 287 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,036 | | | 19,084 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,371 | 60.8 | 12.0 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 370 | 1.9 | | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gudrun Holbe | Y Gudrun Holbe | 5,824 | 36.1 | 0.8 | 4,958 | 30.5 | 0.5 |
| | Left | Dietmar Strickrodt | Dietmar Strickrodt | 4,985 | 30.9 | 3.7 | 5,068 | 31.1 | 0.6 |
| | SPD | Uwe Ludwig | Uwe Ludwig | 3,352 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2,635 | 16.2 | 3.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 1,466 | 9.0 | |
| | Free Voters | Mario Merten | Mario Merten | 1,031 | 6.4 | | 296 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| | NPD | Steffen Herzog | Steffen Herzog | 963 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 784 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 498 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 576 | 3.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 426 | | | 300 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,155 | | | 16,281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,581 | 48.8 | 3.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 839 | 5.2 | 2.9 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gudrun Holbe | Y Gudrun Holbe | 6,821 | 36.9 | 10.0 | 5,790 | 31.0 | 14.7 |
| | Left | Torsten Blümel | Torsten Blümel | 6,397 | 34.6 | 2.9 | 5,928 | 31.7 | 4.8 |
| | SPD | Andreas Räuber | Andreas Räuber | 4,380 | 23.7 | 6.6 | 3,714 | 19.9 | 5.9 |
| | FDP | | | | | | 1,128 | 6.0 | 2.8 |
| | NPD | Steffen Herzog | Steffen Herzog | 890 | 4.8 | | 819 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 766 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 542 | 2.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 592 | | | 393 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,488 | | | 18,687 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,080 | 51.9 | 4.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 424 | 2.3 | 12.9 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Gudrun Holbe | Gudrun Holbe | 8,243 | 46.9 | 0.9 | 8,041 | 45.7 | 3.8 |
| | PDS | Kersten Naumann | Kersten Naumann | 5,567 | 31.7 | 9.0 | 4,741 | 26.9 | 5.5 |
| | SPD | Andreas Räuber | Andreas Räuber | 3,000 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 2,467 | 14.0 | 5.8 |
| | FDP | Horst Grunert | Horst Grunert | 764 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 558 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,791 | 10.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 965 | | | 941 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,574 | | | 17,598 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,539 | 47.9 | 7.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,676 | 15.2 | 8.5 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Detlev Braasch | Y Detlev Braasch | 10,347 | 47.8 | 4.5 | 10,791 | 49.5 | 5.0 |
| | SPD | | | 5,226 | 24.1 | 8.0 | 4,317 | 19.8 | 10.9 |
| | PDS | | | 4,921 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 4,675 | 21.4 | 5.7 |
| | REP | | | 677 | 3.1 | | 205 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | | | 474 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 284 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,524 | 7.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 501 | | | 350 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,645 | | | 21,796 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,146 | 55.7 | 15.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,121 | 23.7 | 12.7 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Kyffhäuserkreis II :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Detlev Braasch | Detlev Braasch | 11,705 | 43.2 | | 12,108 | 44.5 | |
| | SPD | | | 8,715 | 32.2 | | 8,354 | 30.7 | |
| | PDS | | | 3,895 | 14.4 | | 4,285 | 15.7 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,585 | 5.8 | | 940 | 3.5 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,199 | 4.4 | | 848 | 3.1 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 699 | 2.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,083 | | | 948 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,099 | | | 27,234 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,182 | 71.5 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,990 | 11.0 | | | | |