Wilhelmshaven: 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 Wilhelmshaven with 21.7% (10 of 44 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Wilhelmshaven with 25.1% of the second votes, CDU took 24.1%.
- Lord MayorCarsten Feist, since 2019 · Wikidata
- Turnout76.7% · Wilhelmshaven, Stadt (Wkr. 026) 76.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters44,467 of 57,947 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU −4.0 · AfD +3.7 · Grüne −3.4
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency26 Friesland – Wilhelmshaven – Wittmund
2026 local elections in Wilhelmshaven
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Wilhelmshaven, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 21.7% · 10 of 44 seats
- Lord mayorDr. Eva Maria Haarmann (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 55.5%
- Turnout51.3%
- SPD21.7% · 10 seats
- AfD20.4% · 9 seats
- CDU16.6% · 7 seats
- WIN@WBV11.0% · 5 seats
- GRÜNE8.6% · 4 seats
- Die Linke6.9% · 3 seats
- GfW3.9% · 2 seats
- UWG-WHV3.6% · 2 seats
- Die PARTEI2.9% · 1 seat
- FDP2.7% · 1 seat
Turnout 51.3% · 60,204 eligible voters · 44 seats · Official final result · 54 of 54 results
Source: Stadt Wilhelmshaven, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final 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/20260913/03405000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election Wilhelmshaven
- Dr. Haarmann, Einzelwahlvorschlag55.5%
- Block, SPD21.9%
- Walpurgis, UWG-WHV12.7%
- Tönjes, Die PARTEI10.0%
Turnout 51.2% · 60,204 eligible voters · Official final result · 54 of 54 results
Second votes in Wilhelmshaven
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD25.1%+2.1
- CDU24.1%-4.0
- AfD21.5%+3.7
- Linke8.7%+0.6
- Grüne8.1%-3.4
- BSW4.3%+0.5
- FDP3.5%-0.6
- Freie Wähler1.0%+0.2
- Volt0.6%±0
- Others2.9%+0.7
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 11,088 | 25.1% | 25.1% | 23.0% (+2.1) | 16.4% (+8.7) |
| CDU | 10,648 | 24.1% | 24.1% | 28.1% (-4.0) | 22.6% (+1.5) |
| AfD | 9,480 | 21.5% | 21.5% | 17.8% (+3.7) | 20.8% (+0.7) |
| Linke | 3,856 | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% (+0.6) | 8.8% (-0.1) |
| Grüne | 3,597 | 8.1% | 8.1% | 11.5% (-3.4) | 11.6% (-3.5) |
| BSW | 1,891 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.8% (+0.5) | 5.0% (-0.7) |
| FDP | 1,558 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.1% (-0.6) | 4.3% (-0.8) |
| Freie Wähler | 444 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% (+0.2) | – |
| Volt | 275 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% (±0) | – |
| Others | 1,299 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 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.
Wilhelmshaven: location in the Wilhelmshaven district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Wilhelmshaven highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.