Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I
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Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 28. It covers the western part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.[1]
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Schwarzakreis I, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Thomas Benninghaus of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
As of the 2019 state election, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I covers the western part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, specifically the municipalities of Allendorf, Bad Blankenburg, Bechstedt, Cursdorf, Deesbach, Döschnitz, Katzhütte, Königsee, Meura, Rohrbach, Rudolstadt (excluding Ammelstädt, Breitenherda, Eschdorf, Geitersdorf, Haufeld, Heilsberg, Milbitz, Remda, Sundremda, Teichel, Teichröda, and Treppendorf), Saalfeld/Saale (only Wittgendorf), Schwarzatal, Schwarzburg, Sitzendorf, and Unterweißbach.[1]
Members
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2014, during which time it was represented by Gert Wunderlich (1994–2004), Gerhard Günther (2004–2014), and Herbert Wirkner (2014–2019).
Since 2019, it is held by Alternative for Germany, initially represented by Karlheinz Frosch, and following the 2024 election by Thomas Benninghaus.
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
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| 1994 | Gert Wunderlich | CDU | 42.0 | |
| 1999 | 49.3 | |||
| 2004 | Gerhard Günther | CDU | 44.0 | |
| 2009 | 36.4 | |||
| 2014 | Herbert Wirkner | CDU | 38.8 | |
| 2019 | Karlheinz Frosch | AfD | 29.1 | |
| 2024 | Thomas Benninghaus | 37.5 | ||
Election results
2024 election
| State election (2024): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[2] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| AfD | Thomas Benninghaus | 10,304 | 37.5 |  8.4 |
10,242 | 37.0 | 8.5 | ||
| CDU | Martin Friedrich | 8,469 | 30.9 | 8.3 |
5,722 | 20.7 | 0.8 | ||
| BSW | Rainer Kräuter | 5,056 | 18.4 | 5,173 | 18.7 | ||||
| Left | Daniel Starost | 2,771 | 10.1 |  12.5 |
3,209 | 11.6 | 8.3 | ||
| SPD | 1,309 | 4.7 | 2.5 | ||||||
| Greens | 455 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||||||
| FDP | Henry Götze | 508 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
301 | 1.1 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Harald Karlheinz Frosch | 335 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Values | 346 | 1.2 | |||||||
| APT | 296 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| FW | 252 | 0.9 | |||||||
| Familie | 128 | 0.5 | |||||||
| BD | 118 | 0.4 | |||||||
| Pirates | 80 | 0.3 |  | ||||||
| ÖDP | 39 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
| MLPD | 30 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 538 | 281 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 27,443 | 27,700 | |||||||
| Turnout | 27,981 | 72.9 | 7.8 |
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| AfD hold | Majority | 1,835 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
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2019 election
| State election (2019): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[3] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| AfD | Karlheinz Frosch | 7,183 | 29.1 | 7,041 | 28.5 | 16.2 | |||
| Left | Rainer Kräuter | 5,654 | 22.9 | 8.3 |
7,628 | 30.8 | 0.7 | ||
| CDU |  N Herbert Wirkner |
5,572 | 22.6 | 16.2 |
4,934 | 19.9 | 11.4 | ||
| SPD | Oliver Weder | 3,121 | 12.6 | 1.3 |
1,771 | 7.2 | 4.4 | ||
| FDP | Henry Götze | 1,412 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
1,229 | 5.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Greens | Frank Andreas Bock | 868 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
767 | 3.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Free Voters | Ralf Thun | 760 | 3.1 | ||||||
| MLPD | Reiner Dworschak | 116 | 0.5 | 87 | 0.4 | ||||
| List-only parties | 1,375 | 5.6 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 361 | 302 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 24,686 | 24,745 | |||||||
| Turnout | 25,047 | 65.1 | 13.9 |
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| AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,529 | 6.2 | ||||||
2014 election
| State election (2014): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[4] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| CDU | Herbert Wirkner | 7,829 | 38.8 | 2.4 |
6,452 | 31.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Left | Rainer Kräuter | 6,288 | 31.2 | 0.8 |
6,187 | 30.1 | 0.1 | ||
| AfD | 2,534 | 12.3 | |||||||
| SPD | Marion Rosin | 2,800 | 13.9 | 0.6 |
2,394 | 11.6 | 5.2 | ||
| NPD | Mandy Meinhardt | 1,145 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
928 | 4.5 | 1.4 | ||
| Greens | Rainer Wernicke | 1,124 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
851 | 4.1 | 0.4 | ||
| FDP | Marian Koppe | 996 | 4.9 | 2.7 |
557 | 2.7 | 4.3 | ||
| List-only parties | 679 | 3.3 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 859 | 459 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 20,182 | 20,582 | |||||||
| Turnout | 21,041 | 51.2 | 5.0 |
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| CDU hold | Majority | 1,541 | 7.6 | 1.6 |
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2009 election
| State election (2009): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[5] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| CDU |  Y Gerhard Günther |
8,871 | 36.4 | 7.6 |
7,743 | 31.7 | 11.3 | ||
| Left | Andreas Grünschneder | 7,401 | 30.4 | 2.0 |
7,318 | 30.0 | 3.3 | ||
| SPD | Daniel Karakaschew | 3,230 | 13.3 | 3.8 |
4,107 | 16.8 | 2.6 | ||
| FDP | Marian Koppe | 1,847 | 7.6 | 1.1 |
1,707 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||
| NPD | Steffen Richter | 1,549 | 6.4 | 1,433 | 5.9 | 3.1 | |||
| Greens | Michael Bergmann | 1,445 | 5.9 | 1,091 | 4.5 | 1.3 | |||
| List-only parties | 1,018 | 4.2 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 481 | 407 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 24,343 | 24,417 | |||||||
| Turnout | 24,824 | 56.2 | 0.5 |
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| CDU hold | Majority | 1,470 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
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2004 election
| State election (2004): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[6] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| CDU | Gerhard Günther | 10,657 | 44.0 | 5.0 |
10,566 | 43.0 | 7.5 | ||
| PDS | Hubert Krawczyk | 7,860 | 32.4 | 10.8 |
6,564 | 26.7 | 6.5 | ||
| SPD | Hans-Heinrich Tschoepke | 4,154 | 17.1 | 6.9 |
3,486 | 14.2 | 4.7 | ||
| FDP | Volker Weber | 1,577 | 6.5 | 4.1 |
856 | 3.5 | 2.3 | ||
| List-only parties | 3,088 | 12.6 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 1,547 | 1,235 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 24,248 | 24,560 | |||||||
| Turnout | 25,795 | 55.7 | 6.3 |
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| CDU hold | Majority | 2,797 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
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1999 election
| State election (1999): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[7] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| CDU | Y Gert Wunderlich |
14,856 | 49.3 | 7.2 |
15,356 | 50.7 | 7.9 | ||
| SPD | Gerhard Botz | 7,193 | 23.8 | 8.5 |
5,710 | 18.8 | 10.9 | ||
| PDS | Hubert Krawczyk | 6,487 | 21.5 | 5.3 |
6,093 | 20.1 | 3.7 | ||
| REP | Friedhard Beck | 920 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
252 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
| FDP | Hans-Helmut Lawatsch | 704 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
354 | 1.2 | 2.0 | ||
| List-only parties | 2,543 | 8.4 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 609 | 461 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 30,160 | 30,308 | |||||||
| Turnout | 30,769 | 61.8 | 12.9 |
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| CDU hold | Majority | 7,663 | 25.5 | 15.7 |
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1994 election
| State election (1994): Schwarzakreis I[8] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| CDU | Gert Wunderlich | 15,265 | 42.0 | 15,631 | 42.8 | ||||
| SPD | 11,744 | 32.3 | 10,875 | 29.8 | |||||
| PDS | 5,893 | 16.2 | 6,006 | 16.4 | |||||
| Greens | 1,664 | 4.6 | 1,439 | 3.9 | |||||
| FDP | 1,050 | 2.9 | 1,185 | 3.2 | |||||
| REP | 705 | 1.9 | 690 | 1.9 | |||||
| List-only parties | 727 | 2.0 | |||||||
| Informal votes | 1,093 | 861 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 36,321 | 36,553 | |||||||
| Turnout | 37,414 | 74.6 | |||||||
| CDU win new seat | Majority | 3,521 | 9.7 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
- ↑ "Wahlen in Thüringen". wahlen.thueringen.de. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
- ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
- ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
- ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
- ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
- ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 1994