Friedeburg: 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 Friedeburg with 32.4% (8 of 26 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Friedeburg with 29.1% of the second votes, AfD took 23.3%.
- Turnout84.1% · Wittmund (Wkr. 026) 82.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,043 of 8,377 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +5.5 · Grüne −5.0 · Linke −2.5
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency26 Friesland – Wilhelmshaven – Wittmund
2026 local elections in Friedeburg
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Friedeburg, as of 17.09.2026 14:14. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilSPD 32.4% · 8 of 26 seats
- MayorHelfried Goetz (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 72.0%
- District council, votes from FriedeburgSPD 32.5%
- Turnout65.7% · district council election 65.7%
- SPD32.4% · 8 seats
- CDU27.3% · 7 seats
- AfD20.4% · 5 seats
- GRÜNE6.7% · 2 seats
- FWG6.6% · 2 seats
- Glowalla, EB Glowalla2.5%
Turnout 65.7% · 8,621 eligible voters · 26 seats · Official final result · 16 of 16 results
Source: Gemeinde Friedeburg, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 14:14. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03462005/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Friedeburg
- Goetz, Einzelwahlvorschlag72.0%
- Nein-Stimmen28.0%
Turnout 65.6% · 8,621 eligible voters · Official final result · 16 of 16 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Friedeburg
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Wittmund is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD32.5%
- CDU28.1%
- AfD21.2%
- FWG8.6%
- GRÜNE7.5%
- FDP2.1%
Turnout 65.7% · 8,625 eligible voters · 16 of 16 results
District administrator election
- Heymann, SPD66.5%
- Rauf, AfD24.9%
- Bünting, FDP8.6%
Turnout 65.6% · 8,625 eligible voters · 16 of 16 results
Second votes in Friedeburg
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU29.1%+1.0
- AfD23.3%+5.5
- SPD22.7%-0.3
- Grüne6.5%-5.0
- Linke5.6%-2.5
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- BSW4.1%+0.3
- Freie Wähler1.1%+0.3
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others3.2%+1.0
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,038 | 29.1% | 29.2% | 28.1% (+1.0) | 22.6% (+6.5) |
| AfD | 1,630 | 23.3% | 21.4% | 17.8% (+5.5) | 20.8% (+2.5) |
| SPD | 1,589 | 22.7% | 25.0% | 23.0% (-0.3) | 16.4% (+6.3) |
| Grüne | 458 | 6.5% | 7.2% | 11.5% (-5.0) | 11.6% (-5.1) |
| Linke | 391 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 8.1% (-2.5) | 8.8% (-3.2) |
| FDP | 293 | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% (+0.1) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| BSW | 286 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% (+0.3) | 5.0% (-0.9) |
| Freie Wähler | 74 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% (+0.3) | – |
| Volt | 26 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 223 | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% (+1.0) | 10.6% (-7.4) |
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.
Friedeburg: location in the Wittmund district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Friedeburg highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.