Brake (Unterweser): 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 Brake (Unterweser) with 27.2% (9 of 32 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Brake (Unterweser) with 28.8% of the second votes, CDU took 23.3%.
- Turnout78.5% · Wesermarsch (Wkr. 028) 81.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters8,801 of 11,217 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonySPD +5.8 · CDU −4.8 · Grüne −3.4
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency28 Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land
2026 local elections in Brake (Unterweser)
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Brake (Unterweser), as of 23.09.2026 07:21. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 27.2% · 9 of 32 seats
- Mayor: run-offGünther 39.1% v Jochens 27.3% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from Brake (Unterweser)SPD 25.9%
- Turnout60.0% · district council election 59.9%
- SPD27.2% · 9 seats
- CDU20.4% · 6 seats
- AfD17.8% · 6 seats
- WGB12.4% · 4 seats
- GRÜNE10.1% · 3 seats
- FDP5.6% · 2 seats
- Die Linke5.0% · 2 seats
- Bittner, Einzelbewerber1.5%
Turnout 60.0% · 11,679 eligible voters · 32 seats · Official final result · 15 of 15 results
Source: Stadt Brake (Unterweser), Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 23.09.2026 07:21. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03461002/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Brake (Unterweser)
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Günther and Jochens. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Günther, Einzelbewerberin39.1%
- Jochens, Einzelbewerber27.3%
- Ising, Einzelbewerber22.9%
- Sentürkler, SPD10.8%
Turnout 60.0% · 11,679 eligible voters · Official final result · 15 of 15 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Brake (Unterweser)
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Wesermarsch is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD25.9%
- CDU19.9%
- AfD19.0%
- UW11.9%
- GRÜNE11.4%
- FDP6.6%
- Die Linke5.4%
Turnout 59.9% · 11,706 eligible voters · 15 of 15 results
District administrator election
- Siefken, Einzelbewerber68.3%
- Humboldt, SPD31.7%
Turnout 59.9% · 11,706 eligible voters · 15 of 15 results
Second votes in Brake (Unterweser)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD28.8%+5.8
- CDU23.3%-4.8
- AfD19.9%+2.1
- Grüne8.1%-3.4
- Linke7.4%-0.7
- BSW4.6%+0.8
- FDP4.0%-0.1
- Freie Wähler1.2%+0.4
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 2,521 | 28.8% | 26.6% | 23.0% (+5.8) | 16.4% (+12.4) |
| CDU | 2,036 | 23.3% | 24.7% | 28.1% (-4.8) | 22.6% (+0.7) |
| AfD | 1,740 | 19.9% | 19.9% | 17.8% (+2.1) | 20.8% (-0.9) |
| Grüne | 712 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 11.5% (-3.4) | 11.6% (-3.5) |
| Linke | 646 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 8.1% (-0.7) | 8.8% (-1.4) |
| BSW | 401 | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.8% (+0.8) | 5.0% (-0.4) |
| FDP | 348 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.1% (-0.1) | 4.3% (-0.3) |
| Freie Wähler | 108 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% (+0.4) | – |
| Volt | 38 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 206 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 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.
Brake (Unterweser): location in the Wesermarsch district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Brake (Unterweser) highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.