Bad Laer: 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 Bad Laer with 40.3% (9 of 22 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Bad Laer with 41.9% of the second votes, SPD took 16.9%.
- Turnout87.4% · Osnabrück (Wkr. 038, 039) 84.6% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters6,026 of 6,891 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +13.8 · SPD −6.1 · AfD −2.6
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency38 Osnabrück-Land
2026 local elections in Bad Laer
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Bad Laer, as of 17.09.2026 08:09. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 40.3% · 9 of 22 seats
- MayorAnne Krimphoff (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 73.0%
- District council, votes from Bad LaerCDU 44.4%
- Turnout69.1% · district council election 69.1%
- CDU40.3% · 9 seats
- BLU29.2% · 6 seats
- AfD10.1% · 2 seats
- GRÜNE8.7% · 2 seats
- SPD7.3% · 2 seats
- FDP4.4% · 1 seat
Turnout 69.1% · 7,384 eligible voters · 22 seats · Official final result · 11 of 11 results
Source: Gemeinde Bad Laer, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 08:09. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03459005/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Bad Laer
- Krimphoff, Einzelwahlvorschlag73.0%
- Hemsath, Einzelwahlvorschlag27.0%
Turnout 69.1% · 7,384 eligible voters · Official final result · 11 of 11 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Bad Laer
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Osnabrück is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU44.4%
- GRÜNE14.5%
- SPD12.6%
- AfD11.9%
- FDP7.9%
- Die Linke4.3%
- UWG2.5%
- BSW1.8%
Turnout 69.1% · 7,400 eligible voters · 11 of 11 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Kebschull, Einzelwahlvorschlag41.8%
- Spieker, CDU30.6%
- Dilge, AfD11.6%
- Bartz, SPD8.3%
- Frerker, Die Linke4.7%
- Dr. Koch, FDP3.1%
Turnout 69.0% · 7,400 eligible voters · 11 of 11 results
Second votes in Bad Laer
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU41.9%+13.8
- SPD16.9%-6.1
- AfD15.2%-2.6
- Grüne9.8%-1.7
- Linke5.6%-2.5
- FDP4.3%+0.2
- BSW3.5%-0.3
- Freie Wähler0.6%-0.2
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others1.9%-0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,495 | 41.9% | 32.1% | 28.1% (+13.8) | 22.6% (+19.3) |
| SPD | 1,005 | 16.9% | 23.1% | 23.0% (-6.1) | 16.4% (+0.5) |
| AfD | 905 | 15.2% | 16.9% | 17.8% (-2.6) | 20.8% (-5.6) |
| Grüne | 583 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 11.5% (-1.7) | 11.6% (-1.8) |
| Linke | 334 | 5.6% | 6.6% | 8.1% (-2.5) | 8.8% (-3.2) |
| FDP | 259 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% (+0.2) | 4.3% (±0) |
| BSW | 210 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% (-0.3) | 5.0% (-1.5) |
| Freie Wähler | 36 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% (-0.2) | – |
| Volt | 19 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 112 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 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.
Bad Laer: location in the Osnabrück district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Bad Laer highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.