Geeste: 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 Geeste with 51.9% (14 of 26 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Geeste with 43.0% of the second votes, SPD took 19.5%.
- Turnout86.2% · Emsland (Wkr. 025, 031) 85.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,795 of 9,039 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +14.9 · Grüne −4.9 · SPD −3.5
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency31 Mittelems
2026 local elections in Geeste
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Geeste, as of 17.09.2026 11:07. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 51.9% · 14 of 26 seats
- MayorRudolf Wolken (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 54.3%
- District council, votes from GeesteCDU 46.5%
- Turnout66.5% · district council election 66.2%
- CDU51.9% · 14 seats
- SPD14.1% · 4 seats
- AfD12.7% · 3 seats
- UWG10.3% · 3 seats
- GRÜNE9.4% · 2 seats
- Volt1.6%
Turnout 66.5% · 9,797 eligible voters · 26 seats · Official final result · 18 of 18 results
Source: Gemeinde Geeste, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 11:07. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03454014/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Geeste
- Wolken, Einzelwahlvorschlag54.3%
- Cohrs, CDU45.7%
Turnout 66.5% · 9,797 eligible voters · Official final result · 18 of 18 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Geeste
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Emsland is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU46.5%
- SPD15.2%
- AfD13.8%
- UWG Emsland9.7%
- GRÜNE8.1%
- Die Linke3.4%
Turnout 66.2% · 9,844 eligible voters · 18 of 18 results
District administrator election
- Burgdorf, CDU57.3%
- Außel, SPD14.9%
- Minich, AfD14.7%
- Engelken, GRÜNE9.5%
- Meyer, FDP3.6%
Turnout 66.2% · 9,844 eligible voters · 18 of 18 results
Second votes in Geeste
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU43.0%+14.9
- SPD19.5%-3.5
- AfD15.6%-2.2
- Grüne6.6%-4.9
- Linke5.7%-2.4
- FDP4.1%±0
- BSW2.4%-1.4
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others1.9%-0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 3,336 | 43.0% | 41.4% | 28.1% (+14.9) | 22.6% (+20.4) |
| SPD | 1,515 | 19.5% | 18.2% | 23.0% (-3.5) | 16.4% (+3.1) |
| AfD | 1,213 | 15.6% | 16.6% | 17.8% (-2.2) | 20.8% (-5.2) |
| Grüne | 512 | 6.6% | 7.5% | 11.5% (-4.9) | 11.6% (-5.0) |
| Linke | 443 | 5.7% | 6.1% | 8.1% (-2.4) | 8.8% (-3.1) |
| FDP | 320 | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% (±0) | 4.3% (-0.2) |
| BSW | 187 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% (-1.4) | 5.0% (-2.6) |
| Freie Wähler | 55 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.1) | – |
| Volt | 31 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 151 | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% (-0.3) | 10.6% (-8.7) |
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.
Geeste: location in the Emsland district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Geeste highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.