Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III

Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld 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 10. It covers the western part of Kyffhäuserkreis and a small part of Eichsfeld district.^[1]

Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Stefan Schard of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III covers the western part of Kyffhäuserkreis and a small part of Eichsfeld district, specifically the municipalities of Abtsbessingen, Bellstedt, Clingen, Ebeleben, Freienbessingen, Greußen, Großenehrich, Helbedündorf, Holzsußra, Niederbösa, Oberbösa, Rockstedt, Sondershausen, Thüringenhausen, Topfstedt, Trebra, Wasserthaleben, Westgreußen, and Wolferschwenda (from Kyffhäuserkreis), and Niederorschel (only Deuna, Gerterode und Vollenborn) from Eichsfeld.^[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Günter Grüner, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Gerold Wucherpfennig (2009–2014), Manfred Scherer (2014–2019), and Stefan Schard (2019–present).

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Günter Grüner	CDU	41.1
	1999			45.4
	2004			39.4
	2009	Gerold Wucherpfennig		35.8
	2014	Manfred Scherer		35.1
	2019	Stefan Schard		34.4
	2024			42.0

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[2]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Stefan Schard		8,453	42.0	7.6	4,803	23.7	1.1
	AfD	Robert Teske		7,364	36.6	13.5	7,248	35.7	12.8
	BSW						3,511	17.3
	Left	Donata Vogtschmidt		2,279	11.3	11.6	2,449	12.1	20.2
	SPD	Alexandra Wallrodt		1,328	6.6	4.2	1,175	5.8	3.0
	Independent	Ralf Köhler		272	1.4
	FDP	Leon-Rob Diekneite		233	1.2	2.6	170	0.8	3.4
	Greens	Jürgen Rauschenbach		198	1.0	1.9	216	1.1	1.7
	APT						188	0.9	0.2
	FW						180	0.9
	Familie						113	0.6
	BD						69	0.3
	Values						56	0.3
	Pirates						53	0.3
	ÖDP						31	0.2	0.1
	MLPD						16	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				343			192
Total valid votes				20,127			20,278
Turnout				20,470	70.3	10.2
	CDU hold		Majority	1,089	5.4	5.9

2019 election

State election (2019): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[3]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Stefan Schard		6,505	34.4	0.7	4,281	22.6	6.3
	AfD	Ralf Köhler		4,369	23.1		4,346	22.9	13.1
	Left	Iris Martin-Gehl		4,324	22.9	9.0	6,124	32.3	2.0
	SPD	Dorothea Marx		2,049	10.8	10.0	1,671	8.8	7.7
	FDP	Fred Degenhardt		716	3.8		789	4.2	1.9
	Greens	Babett Pfefferlein[a]		547	2.9	2.0	535	2.8	0.9
	Free Voters	Daniel Müler		407	2.2
	List-only parties						1,194	6.3
Informal votes				345			322
Total valid votes				18,917			18,940
Turnout				19,262	60.1	8.3
	CDU hold		Majority	2,136	11.3	8.1

2014 election

State election (2014): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[4]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Manfred Scherer		5,746	35.1	0.7	4,766	28.9	1.0
	Left	Beatrice Ritzke		5,212	31.9	0.3	5,000	30.3	0.0
	SPD	Dorothea Marx		3,404	20.8	0.2	2,722	16.5	4.1
	AfD						1,611	9.8
	NPD	Patrick Weber		1,184	7.2	2.2	896	5.4	1.0
	Greens	Babett Pfefferlein[b]		804	4.9	2.1	617	3.7	1.0
	List-only parties						888	5.3
Informal votes				425			275
Total valid votes				16,350			16,500
Turnout				16,775	51.8	2.7
	CDU hold		Majority	534	3.2	1.0

2009 election

State election (2009): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[5]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Gerold Wucherpfennig		6,642	35.8	3.6	5,595	29.9	12.6
	Left	Beatrice Ritzker		5,871	31.6	2.6	5,667	30.3	2.9
	SPD	Dorothea Marx		3,826	20.6	2.3	3,860	20.6	5.4
	FDP						1,302	7.0	3.7
	Greens	Babett Pfefferlein		1,300	7.0	3.3	878	4.7	2.1
	NPD	Patrick Weber		924	5.0	0.0	833	4.4	0.4
	List-only parties						590	3.2
Informal votes				512			350
Total valid votes				18,563			18,725
Turnout				19,075	54.5	0.5
	CDU hold		Majority	771	4.2	6.2

2004 election

State election (2004): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[6]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Günter Grüner		7,447	39.4	6.0	8,056	42.5	5.4
	PDS	Ralf Petersen		5,472	29.0	4.5	5,198	27.4	3.8
	SPD	Cornelia Kraffzick		3,451	18.3	5.8	2,876	15.2	6.0
	NPD	Patrick Weber		943	5.0		761	4.0	3.9
	FDP	Patrick Kurth		877	4.6	3.2	634	3.3	2.5
	Greens	Jürgen Rauschenbach		690	3.7		497	2.6	1.7
	List-only parties						925	4.9
Informal votes				960			893
Total valid votes				18,880			18,947
Turnout				19,840	54.0	4.7
	CDU hold		Majority	1,975	10.4	10.5

1999 election

State election (1999): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[7]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Günter Grüner		9,781	45.4	4.3	10,369	47.9	5.0
	PDS			5,292	24.5	6.8	5,100	23.6	6.8
	SPD			5,193	24.1	8.6	4,586	21.2	10.6
	VIBT			581	2.7		293	1.4
	REP			419	1.9		145	0.7	0.5
	FDP			291	1.3	1.4	178	0.8	1.7
	List-only parties						973	4.5
Informal votes				396			309
Total valid votes				21,557			21,644
Turnout				21,953	58.7	15.8
	CDU hold		Majority	4,489	20.9	12.5

1994 election

State election (1994): Kyffhäuserkreis I – Eichsfeld III[8]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Günter Grüner		11,195	41.1		11,749	42.9
	SPD			8,892	32.7		8,687	31.7
	PDS			4,815	17.7		4,586	16.8
	Greens			1,564	5.7		981	3.6
	FDP			750	2.8		687	2.5
	List-only parties						688	2.5
Informal votes				932			770
Total valid votes				27,216			27,378
Turnout				28,148	74.6
	CDU win new seat		Majority	2,303	8.4

Notes

1. Pfefferlein entered the Landtag on the Greens list after the resignation of Dirk Adams in March 2020.
2. Pfefferlein entered the Landtag on the Greens list after the resignation of Olaf Möller in January 2015.