Ostrhauderfehn: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, UWG became the largest group on the council of Ostrhauderfehn with 28.9% (8 of 28 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Ostrhauderfehn with 25.7% of the second votes, CDU took 25.7%.
- Turnout80.6% · Leer (Wkr. 025) 82.8% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,620 of 9,458 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +7.9 · Grüne −5.3 · CDU −2.4
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency25 Unterems
2026 local elections in Ostrhauderfehn
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Ostrhauderfehn, as of 17.09.2026 13:24. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilUWG 28.9% · 8 of 28 seats
- MayorMichael Quappe (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 84.7%
- District council, votes from OstrhauderfehnSPD 27.7%
- Turnout63.4% · district council election 63.2%
- UWG28.9% · 8 seats
- SPD22.7% · 6 seats
- AfD20.3% · 6 seats
- CDU20.0% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE8.1% · 2 seats
Turnout 63.4% · 9,871 eligible voters · 28 seats · Official final result · 17 of 17 results
Source: Gemeinde Ostrhauderfehn, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 13:24. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03457017/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Ostrhauderfehn
- Quappe, Einzelwahlvorschlag84.7%
- Nein-Stimmen15.3%
Turnout 63.4% · 9,871 eligible voters · Official final result · 17 of 17 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Ostrhauderfehn
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Leer is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD27.7%
- CDU25.2%
- AfD23.3%
- GRÜNE9.5%
Turnout 63.2% · 9,921 eligible voters · 17 of 17 results
District administrator election
- Groote, SPD57.5%
- Bade, Einzelwahlvorschlag Bade35.8%
- Völker, FDP6.7%
Turnout 63.2% · 9,921 eligible voters · 17 of 17 results
Second votes in Ostrhauderfehn
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD25.7%+7.9
- CDU25.7%-2.4
- SPD24.6%+1.6
- Linke6.9%-1.2
- Grüne6.2%-5.3
- BSW4.2%+0.4
- FDP3.1%-1.0
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others2.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 1,950 | 25.7% | 21.9% | 17.8% (+7.9) | 20.8% (+4.9) |
| CDU | 1,949 | 25.7% | 26.2% | 28.1% (-2.4) | 22.6% (+3.1) |
| SPD | 1,862 | 24.6% | 25.5% | 23.0% (+1.6) | 16.4% (+8.2) |
| Linke | 525 | 6.9% | 7.2% | 8.1% (-1.2) | 8.8% (-1.9) |
| Grüne | 469 | 6.2% | 8.1% | 11.5% (-5.3) | 11.6% (-5.4) |
| BSW | 319 | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.8% (+0.4) | 5.0% (-0.8) |
| FDP | 236 | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4.1% (-1.0) | 4.3% (-1.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 57 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 21 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 185 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% (+0.2) | 10.6% (-8.2) |
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.
Ostrhauderfehn: location in the Leer district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Ostrhauderfehn highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.