Essen (Oldenburg): 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 Essen (Oldenburg) with 65.4% (14 of 22 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Essen (Oldenburg) with 41.5% of the second votes, AfD took 22.3%.
- Turnout82.9% · Cloppenburg (Wkr. 032) 82.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters4,949 of 5,968 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +13.4 · SPD −8.2 · Grüne −6.0
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency32 Cloppenburg – Vechta
2026 local elections in Essen (Oldenburg)
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Essen (Oldenburg), as of 13.09.2026 22:41. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 65.4% · 14 of 22 seats
- MayorHeinrich Theodor Kreßmann (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 73.4%
- District council, votes from Essen (Oldenburg)CDU 50.9%
- Turnout58.8% · district council election 58.7%
- CDU65.4% · 14 seats
- SPD25.1% · 6 seats
- Die Linke5.3% · 1 seat
- GRÜNE4.3% · 1 seat
Turnout 58.8% · 7,213 eligible voters · 22 seats · Preliminary result · 9 of 9 results
Source: Gemeinde Essen (Oldenburg), Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 13.09.2026 22:41. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03453006/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Essen (Oldenburg)
- Kreßmann, Einzelwahlvorschlag73.4%
- Nein-Stimmen26.6%
Turnout 58.8% · 7,213 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 9 of 9 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Essen (Oldenburg)
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Cloppenburg is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU50.9%
- SPD19.7%
- AfD17.8%
- GRÜNE6.0%
Turnout 58.7% · 7,228 eligible voters · 9 of 9 results
District administrator election
- Gehrmann, CDU70.5%
- Möddeken, AfD17.6%
- Christ, GRÜNE8.7%
- Baxmann, Einzelwahlvorschlag Baxmann3.3%
Turnout 58.7% · 7,228 eligible voters · 9 of 9 results
Second votes in Essen (Oldenburg)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU41.5%+13.4
- AfD22.3%+4.5
- SPD14.8%-8.2
- Grüne5.5%-6.0
- Linke5.2%-2.9
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- BSW3.9%+0.1
- Freie Wähler0.6%-0.2
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others1.6%-0.6
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,044 | 41.5% | 37.7% | 28.1% (+13.4) | 22.6% (+18.9) |
| AfD | 1,100 | 22.3% | 24.2% | 17.8% (+4.5) | 20.8% (+1.5) |
| SPD | 730 | 14.8% | 15.1% | 23.0% (-8.2) | 16.4% (-1.6) |
| Grüne | 271 | 5.5% | 6.1% | 11.5% (-6.0) | 11.6% (-6.1) |
| Linke | 257 | 5.2% | 5.7% | 8.1% (-2.9) | 8.8% (-3.6) |
| FDP | 205 | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.1% (+0.1) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| BSW | 193 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% (+0.1) | 5.0% (-1.1) |
| Freie Wähler | 29 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% (-0.2) | – |
| Volt | 18 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 78 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.2% (-0.6) | 10.6% (-9.0) |
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.
Essen (Oldenburg): location in the Cloppenburg district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Essen (Oldenburg) highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.