Oldenburg (Oldenburg): results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, GRÜNE became the largest group on the council of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) with 24.9% (13 of 52 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Oldenburg (Oldenburg) with 23.5% of the second votes, Grüne took 20.6%.
- Lord MayorJürgen Krogmann (SPD), since 2014 · Wikidata
- Turnout84.3% · Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Stadt (Wkr. 027) 84.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters109,778 of 130,165 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyGrüne +9.1 · CDU −8.4 · AfD −7.4
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency27 Oldenburg – Ammerland
2026 local elections in Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Oldenburg (Oldenburg), as of 23.09.2026 16:45. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilGRÜNE 24.9% · 13 of 52 seats
- Lord mayor: run-offPrange 33.2% v Rohr 30.5% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout63.5%
- GRÜNE24.9% · 13 seats
- SPD23.2% · 12 seats
- CDU13.7% · 7 seats
- Die Linke13.0% · 7 seats
- AfD8.8% · 5 seats
- Volt4.1% · 2 seats
- FDP3.9% · 2 seats
- BB-OL2.2% · 1 seat
Turnout 63.5% · 135,513 eligible voters · 52 seats · Preliminary result · 133 of 133 results
Source: Stadt Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 23.09.2026 16:45. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03403000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Prange and Rohr. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Prange, SPD33.2%
- Rohr, GRÜNE30.5%
- Boldt, Die Linke12.1%
- Butzin, Einzelwahlvorschlag7.3%
- Fröhlich, FDP5.8%
- Küßner, Einzelwahlvorschlag4.8%
- Wilkens, BB-OL4.5%
Turnout 63.5% · 135,513 eligible voters · Official final result · 133 of 133 results
Second votes in Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD23.5%+0.5
- Grüne20.6%+9.1
- CDU19.7%-8.4
- Linke14.4%+6.3
- AfD10.4%-7.4
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- BSW3.6%-0.2
- Volt1.1%+0.5
- Freie Wähler0.4%-0.4
- Others2.0%-0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 25,696 | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.0% (+0.5) | 16.4% (+7.1) |
| Grüne | 22,513 | 20.6% | 20.6% | 11.5% (+9.1) | 11.6% (+9.0) |
| CDU | 21,521 | 19.7% | 19.7% | 28.1% (-8.4) | 22.6% (-2.9) |
| Linke | 15,789 | 14.4% | 14.4% | 8.1% (+6.3) | 8.8% (+5.6) |
| AfD | 11,389 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 17.8% (-7.4) | 20.8% (-10.4) |
| FDP | 4,559 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% (+0.1) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| BSW | 3,987 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% (-0.2) | 5.0% (-1.4) |
| Volt | 1,225 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% (+0.5) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 441 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% (-0.4) | – |
| Others | 2,224 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% (-0.2) | 10.6% (-8.6) |
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.
Oldenburg (Oldenburg): location in the Oldenburg (Oldenburg) district
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