1918-19 German state elections

Elections were held throughout the Weimar Republic during 1918 and 1919 to elect local state assemblies. Due to various factors the dates of these elections were not consistent, with some being held before and after the federal election to the National Assembly on 23 February 1919.
== Prussia ==
Elections to the State Assembly (Landesversammlung) of the Free State of Prussia were held on 2 March 1919, a week after the federal election. The old three-class franchise system, which had grossly overrepresented the bourgeoisie, was abolished in favor of a proportional system with women's suffrage.
The parties of the Weimar Coalition (SPD, Zentrum and DDP) won a comfortable majority, with a combined 71.8% of votes cast and 291 seats. There was a notable shift in votes towards the KPD compared to the federal election, primarily due to voters shifting away from the USPD. SPD politician Paul Hirsch, who had been Minister-President since November 1918, continued in his post.
2 March 1919 	2 March 1919 	2 March 1919	2 March 1919	2 March 1919
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	 	 	 	
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany 	5,784,508 	33.44 	134
 	Centre Party of Germany 	3,835,453 	22.17 	92
 	German Democratic Party 	2,801,357 	16.19 	65
 	German National People's Party 	1,937,712 	11.20 	47
 	Communist Party of Germany 	1,005,741 	5.81 	23
 	German People's Party 	981,893 	5.68 	22
 	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 	806,116 	4.66 	15
 	German-Hanoverian Party 	84,954 	0.49 	2
 	Schleswig-Holstein Farmers and Farmworkers Democracy	61,231 	0.35 	1
Other parties 	Other parties 	1,719 	0.01 	0
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	59,233 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	17,359,917 	100 	401
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	22,846,371 	75.99 	–
== Bavaria ==
Elections to the State Parliament (Landtag) of the People's State of Bavaria were held on 8 February 1919 in most of Bavaria, with additional delayed elections being held in the Entente-occupied Palatinate on 9 March 1919.
The results were unfavorable for the incumbent USPD-led government of Kurt Eisner, whose party received only 3.1% of the votes and four seats. This was worse than their showing in the National Assembly elections two weeks later, where they received 4.2% of votes cast. The KPD did not run any of its own candidates, instead encouraging its supporters to vote USPD.
8 February 1919 (9 March 1919 in Palatinate)	8 February 1919 (9 March 1919 in Palatinate) 	8 February 1919 (9 March 1919 in Palatinate)	8 February 1919 (9 March 1919 in Palatinate)	8 February 1919 (9 March 1919 in Palatinate)
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	 	 	 	
 	Bavarian People's Party 	1,194,141 	34.92 	66
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany 	1,114,238 	32.58 	60
 	German Democratic Party 	479,110 	14.01 	25
 	Bavarian Peasants' League 	309,421 	9.05 	16
 	German People's Party 	196,831 	5.76 	9
 	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	105,457 	3.08 	4
Other parties 	Other parties 	20,478 	0.60 	0
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	21,537 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	3,441,213 	100 	180
Registered voters/turnout 	Registered voters/turnout 	3,977,614 	86.51 	–
== Saxony ==
== Württemberg ==
Elections to the State Assembly (Landesversammlung) of the People's State of Württemberg were held on 16 February 1919.
The results favored the SPD and the parties of the Weimar Coalition. The USPD, which had been part of the transitional government until mid-January, formed a united electoral list with the KPD that won 6 seats, with most of their votes coming from the city of Stuttgart.
16 February 1919 	16 February 1919 	16 February 1919	16 February 1919	16 February 1919
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	 	 	 	
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany 	434,867 	33.00 	50
 	German Democratic Party 	328,699 	24.95 	38
 	Centre Party of Germany 	273,204 	20.73 	31
 	Württemberg Citizens' Party (German National People's Party) 	97,835 	7.43 	11
 	Württemberg Peasants' League 	76,102 	5.78 	10
 	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany-Communist Party of Germany	61,853 	4.69 	6
 	Small Farmers and Winegrowers' League 	35,287 	2.68 	4
Other parties 	Other parties 	9,781 	0.74 	0
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	2,823 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	1,320,451 	100 	150
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	1,449,216 	91.11 	–
== Baden ==
Elections to the local National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) of Republic of Baden were held on 16 February 1919.
The results favored the parties of the Weimar Coalition (SPD, Zentrum and DDP), with Zentrum emerging on top. The USPD and KPD formed a united electoral list that won 3 seats, and the USPD was subsequently expelled from the cabinet. 
16 February 1919 	16 February 1919 	16 February 1919	16 February 1919	16 February 1919
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	 	 	 	
 	Centre Party of Germany 	376,873 	36.61 	39
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany 	313,255 	30.43 	33
 	German Democratic Party 	234,297 	22.76 	25
 	Christian People's Party in Baden (German National People's Party) 	72,266 	7.02 	7
 	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany-Communist Party of Germany	32,736 	3.18 	3
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	1,901 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	1,031,328 	100 	107
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	1,168,379 	88.27 	–
== Thuringia ==
The Thuringia region, excluding the Prussian portion, was divided into nine states during the Weimar Republic period. All were based on the former monarchies of the German Empire, with the only difference being the division of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into Coburg and Gotha. Although there were aspirations to unify these states, the Weimar Republic was dissolved before such a reform could be implemented. After the Free Socialist Republic of Germany was established these states were unified into a singular state of Thuringia, which also includes the former Prussian portion, but excludes Coburg, which joined the Bavarian state of Franconia.
=== Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ===
=== Saxe-Meiningen ===
=== Saxe-Altenburg ===
=== Coburg ===
Elections to the State Parliament (Landtag) of the Free State of Coburg were held on 9 February 1919. It was held after the split of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into Coburg and Gotha.
The SPD emerged with a majority, defeating a bourgeois opposition list led by the DDP. None of the revolutionary parties (USPD and KPD) participated, though the USPD would receive 2% of Coburg's votes in the federal election a few weeks later.
9 February 1919 	9 February 1919 	9 February 1919	9 February 1919	9 February 1919
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	 	 	 	
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany 	20,803 	58.56 	7
 	Civil Unity List (German Democratic Party-German National People's Party-Coburg Farmers' Association)	14,722 	41.44 	4
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	11 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	35,536 	100 	11
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	44,846 	79.24 	–
=== Gotha ===
Elections to the State Parliament (Landtag) of the Free State of Gotha were held on 25 February 1919. It was held after the split of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into Coburg and Gotha.
The KPD won a near majority of votes, standing as an outlier amidst other state elections. The USPD did not participate, as the local members and leaders overwhelmingly shifted to the KPD after the January split. Gotha itself was notable for its long left-wing history, having been the site where the SPD and USPD were founded in 1875 and 1917 respectively. A KPD government was formed led by Otto Geithner, and Gotha would become a central location of the May Revolution.
25 February 1919 	25 February 1919 	25 February 1919	25 February 1919	25 February 1919
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	 	 	 	
 	Communist Party of Germany 	42,312 	49.04 	9
 	German Democratic Party 	18,130 	21.02 	4
 	German National People's Party-German People's Party	12,944 	15.00 	3
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany 	9,483 	10.99 	2
 	Peasants' League 	3,406 	3.95 	1
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	46 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	86,321 	100 	19
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	114,788 	75.20 	–
=== Schwarzburg-Sondershausen ===
=== Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ===
=== Reuss ===
Elections were held in the Free State's of Reuss-Gera and Reuss-Greiz on 2 February 1919. The two states were formed out of the former principalities, both led by the same ruling house. On 21 December 1918 the two states formed a joint administrative community, which was a stepping stone that preceded a complete unification on 4 April 1919.
==== Reuss-Gera ====
==== Reuss-Greiz ====
== Hesse ==
== Mecklenburg-Schwerin ==
== Mecklenburg-Strelitz ==
== Oldenburg ==
== Brunswick ==
== Anhalt ==
== Lippe ==
== Schaumburg-Lippe ==
== Waldeck-Pyrmont ==
== Free Cities ==
=== Bremen ===
=== Hamburg ===
=== Lübeck ===
Category:General elections in Germany