Hassel (Weser): results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, Heiko Lange became the largest group on the council of Hassel (Weser) with 37.2%.
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Hassel (Weser) with 25.1% of the second votes, CDU took 24.8%.
- Turnout67.9% · Nienburg (Weser) (Wkr. 033, 040) 82.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters966 of 1,423 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +7.3 · SPD −4.4 · CDU −3.3
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency33 Diepholz – Nienburg I
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
2026 local elections in Hassel (Weser)
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Hassel (Weser), as of 14.09.2026 00:11. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilHeiko Lange 37.2%
- Samtgemeinde councilCDU 27.9% in the Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya
- District council, votes from the Samtgemeinde Grafschaft HoyaCDU 31.8%
- Turnout65.8% · district council election 66.6%
- Heiko Lange37.2%
- Ralf Straßburg11.9%
- Hajo Onken8.8%
- Carmen Dietz8.1%
- Jasmin Telker7.6%
- Pia Hofmann4.9%
- Carolin Kuhlmann4.9%
- Pia Riedemann3.6%
- Klaus Staroske3.4%
- Daniela Benne3.3%
- Michael Barth3.3%
- Helmut Wüste3.0%
Turnout 65.8% · 1,466 eligible voters · 11 seats · Preliminary result · 2 of 2 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 00:11. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/032565409/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya
The municipality belongs to the joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) Grafschaft Hoya, whose council and mayor were also elected.
Samtgemeinde council: 32 seats
- CDU27.9% · 9 seats
- SPD23.3% · 7 seats
- AfD17.3% · 6 seats
- UWGSH12.2% · 4 seats
- GRÜNE10.3% · 3 seats
- Die Linke6.4% · 2 seats
- FDP2.0% · 1 seat
- dieBasis LV0.6%
Turnout 66.7% · 13,951 eligible voters · 32 seats · Preliminary result · 27 of 27 results
Samtgemeinde mayor election
- Jansen, Einzelwahlvorschlag Marcus53.3%
- Lübke, AfD Niedersachsen17.8%
- Schmitt-Glorius, Einzelwahlvorschlag Mario17.5%
- Quedens, Einzelwahlvorschlag Sönke11.4%
Turnout 66.7% · 13,951 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 27 of 27 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 04:43. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from the Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya
How voters in the Samtgemeinde voted in the district election. The overall result for Nienburg (Weser) is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU31.8%
- SPD20.4%
- AfD18.4%
- GRÜNE11.2%
- Die Linke7.6%
- WG6.0%
- FDP3.6%
- Volt1.2%
Turnout 66.6% · 13,987 eligible voters · 27 of 27 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Seebode, CDU33.0%
- Duensing, Einzelwahlvorschlag Duensing28.1%
- Schiemann, AfD20.1%
- Franke, Einzelwahlvorschlag Franke18.7%
Turnout 66.6% · 13,987 eligible voters · 27 of 27 results
Second votes in Hassel (Weser)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD25.1%+7.3
- CDU24.8%-3.3
- SPD18.6%-4.4
- Grüne9.5%-2.0
- Linke7.7%-0.4
- BSW4.8%+1.0
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- Freie Wähler1.4%+0.6
- Volt0.8%+0.2
- Others3.1%+0.9
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 241 | 25.1% | 21.2% | 17.8% (+7.3) | 20.8% (+4.3) |
| CDU | 238 | 24.8% | 28.2% | 28.1% (-3.3) | 22.6% (+2.2) |
| SPD | 178 | 18.6% | 23.4% | 23.0% (-4.4) | 16.4% (+2.2) |
| Grüne | 91 | 9.5% | 9.1% | 11.5% (-2.0) | 11.6% (-2.1) |
| Linke | 74 | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.1% (-0.4) | 8.8% (-1.1) |
| BSW | 46 | 4.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% (+1.0) | 5.0% (-0.2) |
| FDP | 40 | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.1% (+0.1) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| Freie Wähler | 13 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% (+0.6) | – |
| Volt | 8 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% (+0.2) | – |
| Others | 30 | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% (+0.9) | 10.6% (-7.5) |
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.
Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya are counted jointly for all 10 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Hassel (Weser). The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Hassel (Weser) only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 2,445 postal voters, which is 21.6% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association84.1%
- Voters11,316 of 13,461 eligible voters
- Postal vote share21.6% · 2,445
- Member municipalities10
- CDU26.2%+1.4
- SPD23.4%+4.8
- AfD20.1%-5.0
- Grüne10.7%+1.2
- Linke7.6%-0.1
- FDP3.9%-0.3
- BSW3.4%-1.4
- Freie Wähler1.8%+0.4
- Volt0.5%-0.3
- Others2.3%-0.8
Change compared with polling-station votes in Hassel (Weser).
| Party | Polling station Hassel (Weser) | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 238 (24.8%) | 701 (28.7%) | 2,954 | 26.2% |
| SPD | 178 (18.6%) | 641 (26.3%) | 2,634 | 23.4% |
| AfD | 241 (25.1%) | 305 (12.5%) | 2,269 | 20.1% |
| Grüne | 91 (9.5%) | 323 (13.2%) | 1,203 | 10.7% |
| Linke | 74 (7.7%) | 174 (7.1%) | 859 | 7.6% |
| FDP | 40 (4.2%) | 85 (3.5%) | 441 | 3.9% |
| BSW | 46 (4.8%) | 89 (3.6%) | 381 | 3.4% |
| Freie Wähler | 13 (1.4%) | 39 (1.6%) | 207 | 1.8% |
| Volt | 8 (0.8%) | 15 (0.6%) | 56 | 0.5% |
| Others | 30 (3.1%) | 68 (2.8%) | 263 | 2.3% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- Bücken, FleckenCDU 29.6%
- EystrupAfD 29.4%
- GandesbergenSPD 30.1%
- HämelhausenCDU 33.2%
- Hassel (Weser)AfD 25.1%
- HilgermissenCDU 27.7%
- HoyaSPD 25.7%
- HoyerhagenSPD 25.9%
- SchweringenSPD 27.4%
- WarpeCDU 25.8%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Hassel (Weser): location in the Nienburg (Weser) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Hassel (Weser) highlighted, the other members of Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
In context
More municipalities in Nienburg (Weser) (Wkr. 033, 040)
- Nienburg (Weser)SPD 24.1%
- Rehburg-LoccumCDU 27.2%
- Steyerberg, FleckenCDU 30.0%
- StolzenauAfD 31.3%
- Briefwahl SG MittelweserCDU 31.9%
- Briefwahl SG Grafschaft HoyaCDU 28.7%
- Briefwahl SG UchteCDU 36.4%
- MarkloheCDU 29.7%
- Briefwahl SG Weser-AueCDU 31.7%
- Uchte, FleckenCDU 31.2%
- Diepenau, FleckenCDU 36.9%
- HoyaSPD 25.7%