Herzberg am Harz: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, CDU became the largest group on the council of Herzberg am Harz with 31.4% (9 of 28 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Herzberg am Harz with 26.5% of the second votes, SPD took 25.1%.
- Turnout79.2% · Göttingen (Wkr. 052, 053) 83.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,872 of 9,939 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyGrüne −4.2 · AfD +3.7 · SPD +2.1
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency53 Göttingen I
2026 local elections in Herzberg am Harz
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Herzberg am Harz, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilCDU 31.4% · 9 of 28 seats
- Mayor: run-offSchlonsog 35.9% v Wagner 33.2% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from Herzberg am HarzCDU 32.6%
- Turnout61.9% · district council election 61.8%
- CDU31.4% · 9 seats
- SPD28.9% · 8 seats
- AfD17.3% · 5 seats
- Wählergemeinschaft Herzberg am Harz8.0%
- GRÜNE5.6% · 2 seats
- Die Linke5.5% · 1 seat
- BSW2.0% · 1 seat
- FDP1.4%
Turnout 61.9% · 10,043 eligible voters · 28 seats · Preliminary result · 17 of 17 results
Source: Stadt Herzberg am Harz, 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/20260913/03159019/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Herzberg am Harz
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Schlonsog and Wagner. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Schlonsog, CDU35.9%
- Wagner, SPD33.2%
- Schröder, Einzelwahlvorschlag19.2%
- Töpperwien, Einzelwahlvorschlag11.7%
Turnout 61.9% · 10,043 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 17 of 17 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Herzberg am Harz
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Göttingen is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU32.6%
- SPD28.4%
- AfD18.7%
- GRÜNE7.0%
- Die Linke5.9%
- BSW2.8%
- FDP2.0%
- WLG1.3%
- Volt1.3%
Turnout 61.8% · 10,095 eligible voters · 17 of 17 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Dr. Witt, SPD29.6%
- Adam, CDU24.9%
- Riethig, BLG20.1%
- Lauterbach, Die Linke7.8%
- Schneider, GRÜNE7.7%
- Hampe, Volt5.2%
- Wegener, WLG4.6%
Turnout 61.7% · 10,095 eligible voters · 17 of 17 results
Second votes in Herzberg am Harz
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU26.5%-1.6
- SPD25.1%+2.1
- AfD21.5%+3.7
- Linke7.4%-0.7
- Grüne7.3%-4.2
- BSW5.0%+1.2
- FDP3.5%-0.6
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.6%+0.4
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,070 | 26.5% | 26.0% | 28.1% (-1.6) | 22.6% (+3.9) |
| SPD | 1,959 | 25.1% | 22.6% | 23.0% (+2.1) | 16.4% (+8.7) |
| AfD | 1,681 | 21.5% | 15.1% | 17.8% (+3.7) | 20.8% (+0.7) |
| Linke | 576 | 7.4% | 10.5% | 8.1% (-0.7) | 8.8% (-1.4) |
| Grüne | 567 | 7.3% | 14.6% | 11.5% (-4.2) | 11.6% (-4.3) |
| BSW | 394 | 5.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% (+1.2) | 5.0% (±0) |
| FDP | 275 | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4.1% (-0.6) | 4.3% (-0.8) |
| Freie Wähler | 58 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.1) | – |
| Volt | 33 | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 203 | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% (+0.4) | 10.6% (-8.0) |
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.
Herzberg am Harz: location in the Göttingen district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Herzberg am Harz highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.