Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, SPD became the largest group on the council of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt with 23.5% (7 of 30 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt with 25.6% of the second votes, SPD took 22.7%.
- MayorPetra Emmerich-Kopatsch (SPD) · Wikidata
- Turnout78.8% · Goslar (Wkr. 049, 052) 80.5% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,693 of 9,765 eligible voters
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency52 Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II
2026 local elections in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 23.5% · 7 of 30 seats
- Mayor: run-offEhrenberg 29.9% v Finck 19.9% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und UniversitätsstadtSPD 24.1%
- Turnout61.5% · district council election 61.5%
- SPD23.5% · 7 seats
- CDU19.6% · 6 seats
- AfD16.4% · 5 seats
- Freie Oberharzer Wählergemeinschaft12.6% · 4 seats
Turnout 61.5% · 9,916 eligible voters · 30 seats · Preliminary result · 21 of 21 results
Source: Berg- und Universitätsstadt Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 00:00. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03153018/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Ehrenberg and Finck. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Ehrenberg, Einzelbewerber29.9%
- Finck, SPD19.9%
- Haeseler, GRÜNE13.6%
- Weigel, CDU12.2%
Turnout 61.6% · 9,916 eligible voters · Official final result · 21 of 21 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Goslar is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD24.1%
- CDU23.3%
- AfD19.4%
- GRÜNE14.8%
Turnout 61.5% · 9,925 eligible voters · 21 of 21 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Saipa, SPD46.8%
- Homann, CDU23.3%
- Schlawitz, GRÜNE8.4%
- Filko, Volt8.1%
Turnout 61.5% · 9,925 eligible voters · 21 of 21 results
Second votes in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU25.6%-2.5
- SPD22.7%-0.3
- AfD20.6%+2.8
- Grüne10.0%-1.5
- Linke8.4%+0.3
- FDP4.0%-0.1
- BSW4.0%+0.2
- Volt1.1%+0.5
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Others2.9%+0.7
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,954 | 25.6% | 27.7% | 28.1% (-2.5) | 22.6% (+3.0) |
| SPD | 1,738 | 22.7% | 23.6% | 23.0% (-0.3) | 16.4% (+6.3) |
| AfD | 1,572 | 20.6% | 21.3% | 17.8% (+2.8) | 20.8% (-0.2) |
| Grüne | 766 | 10.0% | 8.2% | 11.5% (-1.5) | 11.6% (-1.6) |
| Linke | 642 | 8.4% | 7.4% | 8.1% (+0.3) | 8.8% (-0.4) |
| FDP | 305 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% (-0.1) | 4.3% (-0.3) |
| BSW | 302 | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.8% (+0.2) | 5.0% (-1.0) |
| Volt | 86 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% (+0.5) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 55 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 220 | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.2% (+0.7) | 10.6% (-7.7) |
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including the postal-vote districts assigned to it. State and federal results: Federal Returning Officer, kerg2.csv, official final result. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt: location in the Goslar district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Berg- und Universitätsstadt highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.