Sömmerda I – Gotha III

Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 16. It covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district.^[1]

Sömmerda I – Gotha III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Daniel Haseloff of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Sömmerda I – Gotha III covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district, specifically the municipalities of Bienstädt, Dachwig, Döllstädt, Drei Gleichen, Eschenbergen, Friemar, Gierstädt, Großfahner, Molschleben, Nesse-Apfelstädt, Nessetal, Nottleben, Pferdingsleben, Schwabhausen, Sonneborn, Tonna, Tröchtelborn, Tüttleben, and Zimmernsupra (from Gotha), and Andisleben, Elxleben, Gangloffsömmern, Gebesee, Haßleben, Henschleben, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schwerstedt, Straußfurt, Walschleben, Werningshausen, Witterda, and Wundersleben (from Sömmerda).^[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Volker Sklenar, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Jörg Kellner until 2024. The constituency was gained by Daniel Haseloff of Alternative for Germany in 2024.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Volker Sklenar	CDU	50.1
	1999			56.4
	2004			49.2
	2009	Jörg Kellner		31.6
	2014			39.5
	2019			27.0
	2024	Daniel Haseloff	AfD	38.6

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Sömmerda I/Gotha 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	%	±%
	AfD	Daniel Haseloff		12,260	38.6	12.6	10,998	34.2	9.2
	CDU	Claudia Heber		10,455	32.9	5.9	7,704	24.0	1.6
	BSW						5,419	16.9
	Left	Dominic Hunger		3,654	11.5	13.6	3,517	10.9	18.1
	SPD	Katharina Schenk		3,284	10.3	0.7	2,054	6.4	2.4
	Greens						593	1.8	1.7
	FW	Olaf Ehrich		1,689	5.3		517	1.6
	Independent	Horst Pickrodt		394	1.2
	FDP						336	1.0	4.6
	APT						331	1.0	0.1
	Familie						193	0.6
	BD						173	0.5
	Values						139	0.4
	Pirates						89	0.3	0.1
	ÖDP						54	0.2	0.2
	MLPD						27	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				780			372
Total valid votes				31,736			32,144
Turnout				32,516	77.4	8.6
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	1,805	5.7

2019 election

State election (2019): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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	Y Jörg Kellner		7,796	27.0	12.5	6,524	22.4	12.6
	AfD	Stefan Schröder		7,515	26.0		7,258	25.0	13.3
	Left	Johanna Scheringer-Wright		7,270	25.1	3.5	8,429	29.0	3.7
	SPD	Enrico Gropp		3,179	11.0	3.8	2,565	8.8	3.7
	FDP	André Gebser		1,590	5.5	0.9	1,634	5.6	2.7
	Greens	Katrin Renate Vogel		1,477	5.1	2.3	1,029	3.5	1.3
	MLPD	Doris Bauerle		97	0.3		83	0.3
	List-only parties						1,550	5.3
Informal votes				528			380
Total valid votes				28,924			29,072
Turnout				29,452	68.8	13.3
	CDU hold		Majority	281	1.0	9.9

2014 election

State election (2014): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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	Y Jörg Kellner		9,432	39.5	7.9	8,447	35.0	2.7
	Left	Johanna Scheringer-Wright		6,823	28.6	6.3	6,094	25.3	2.1
	SPD	Uwe Szpöt		3,519	14.8	3.9	3,005	12.5	6.7
	AfD						2,813	11.7
	Greens	Michael Göring		1,765	7.4	2.5	1,161	4.8	0.4
	NPD	Philipp Rethberg		1,223	5.1	0.5	942	3.9	1.5
	FDP	Jens Panse		1,094	4.6	3.4	694	2.9	4.9
	List-only parties						961	4.0
Informal votes				648			387
Total valid votes				23,856			24,117
Turnout				24,504	55.5	4.3
	CDU hold		Majority	2,609	10.9	1.6

2009 election

State election (2009): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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	Jörg Kellner		8,578	31.6	17.3	8,795	32.3	15.7
	Left	Rudolf Ehrich		6,056	22.3	4.8	6,330	23.2	1.3
	SPD	Enrico Gropp		5,090	18.7	4.2	5,227	19.2	6.1
	Free Voters	Jürgen Hieber		2,431	8.9		1,701	6.2	4.5
	FDP	Jörg Fischer		2,167	8.0	2.4	2,128	7.8	4.0
	NPD	Sebastian Reiche		1,520	5.6		1,482	5.4	4.0
	Greens	Friedrich Göring		1,322	4.9	1.0	1,405	5.2	1.7
	List-only parties						183	0.7
Informal votes				679			592
Total valid votes				27,164			27,251
Turnout				27,843	59.8	0.4
	CDU hold		Majority	2,522	9.3	12.5

2004 election

State election (2004): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 Volker Sklenar		15,492	49.2	7.2	15,289	47.9	6.7
	PDS	Rudolf Ehrich		8,459	26.9	4.6	7,799	24.4	5.4
	SPD	Enrico Gropp		4,547	14.5	4.7	4,123	12.9	3.9
	FDP	Peter Liebe		1,742	5.5	3.3	1,227	3.8	2.7
	Greens	Kerstin Schnelle		1,221	3.9		1,092	3.4	2.0
	List-only parties						2,385	7.5
Informal votes				1,760			1,306
Total valid votes				31,461			31,915
Turnout				33,221	60.3	4.9
	CDU hold		Majority	7,033	22.3	11.8

1999 election

State election (1999): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 Volker Sklenar		19,310	56.4	6.5	18,893	54.6	5.6
	PDS	Konrad Scheringer		7,623	22.3	9.9	6,584	19.0	7.2
	SPD	Matthias Storch		6,557	19.2	7.9	5,793	16.8	11.0
	FDP	Christina Kley		738	2.2	1.5	370	1.1	2.5
	List-only parties						2,936	8.5
Informal votes				872			524
Total valid votes				34,228			34,576
Turnout				35,100	65.2	11.8
	CDU hold		Majority	11,687	34.1	11.3

1994 election

State election (1994): Sömmerda I – Gotha 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	Volker Sklenar		17,125	50.1		16,865	49.1
	SPD			9,228	27.0		9,571	27.9
	PDS			4,206	12.3		3,983	11.6
	Greens			2,138	6.3		1,571	4.6
	FDP			1,276	3.7		1,248	3.6
	DSU			195	0.6		86	0.3
	List-only parties						1,000	2.9
Informal votes				1,321			1,165
Total valid votes				34,168			34,324
Turnout				35,489	77.0
	CDU win new seat		Majority	7,897	23.1