Göttingen: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Göttingen with 26.0% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 22.6%. Below, the results of all 39 municipalities.
- District AdministratorMarcel Riethig, since 2021 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.1% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters201,845 of 242,802 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU −2.1 · SPD −0.4 · AfD −2.7 · Grüne +3.1
- CDU range across municipalities18.6% to 52.1%
2026 local elections in Göttingen
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 24.09.2026 10:53. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilSPD 25.8% · 17 of 66 seats
- District administrator: run-offDr. Witt 25.3% v Adam 23.4% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout63.6%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)4 with their own council
- SPD25.8% · 17 seats
- CDU25.0% · 17 seats
- GRÜNE17.2% · 11 seats
- AfD11.9% · 8 seats
- Die Linke9.5% · 6 seats
Turnout 63.6% · 256,611 eligible voters · 66 seats · Official final result · 479 of 479 results
Source: Landkreis Göttingen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 24.09.2026 10:53. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03159000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Dr. Witt and Adam. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Dr. Witt, SPD25.3%
- Adam, CDU23.4%
- Schneider, GRÜNE17.3%
- Riethig, BLG14.8%
- Lauterbach, Die Linke10.3%
- Wegener, WLG4.7%
- Hampe, Volt4.1%
Turnout 63.5% · 256,620 eligible voters · Official final result · 479 of 479 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | SPD | CDU | GRÜNE | AfD | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kreistagswahl | 68.0% | 25.9% | 21.3% | 15.5% | 13.8% | 4.8% |
| Gemeinde Bad Grund (Harz) | 58.2% | 38.1% | 24.2% | 7.4% | 18.5% | 5.1% |
| Stadt Bad Lauterberg im Harz | 59.5% | 28.0% | 33.1% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 4.2% |
| Stadt Bad Sachsa | 61.5% | 30.1% | 16.0% | 8.6% | 20.4% | 3.6% |
| Flecken Bovenden | 68.8% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% | 13.2% | 6.6% |
| Stadt Duderstadt | 66.7% | 16.6% | 41.7% | 10.0% | 13.8% | 3.8% |
| Gemeinde Friedland | 74.1% | 29.5% | 26.0% | 15.4% | 11.3% | 6.7% |
| Gemeinde Gleichen | 75.9% | 33.4% | 21.1% | 20.8% | 8.6% | 7.0% |
| Stadt Göttingen | 61.5% | 19.8% | 19.5% | 28.8% | 6.3% | 17.2% |
| Stadt Hann. Münden | 56.6% | 33.8% | 20.8% | 9.9% | 16.3% | 6.6% |
| Stadt Herzberg am Harz | 61.8% | 28.4% | 32.6% | 7.0% | 18.7% | 5.9% |
| Stadt Osterode am Harz | 59.6% | 39.5% | 24.9% | 9.1% | 14.7% | 4.6% |
| Gemeinde Rosdorf | 63.8% | 31.7% | 19.2% | 14.6% | 11.6% | 6.9% |
| Gemeinde Staufenberg | 63.3% | 24.9% | 36.4% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| Gemeinde Walkenried | 66.1% | 30.0% | 24.9% | 4.2% | 27.8% | 4.5% |
| Samtgemeinde Dransfeld | 69.0% | 27.8% | 23.6% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 5.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Gieboldehausen | 67.5% | 16.0% | 41.3% | 7.9% | 15.4% | 3.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Hattorf am Harz | 69.2% | 31.1% | 37.5% | 7.5% | 14.2% | 3.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Radolfshausen | 76.0% | 36.8% | 25.8% | 14.3% | 12.3% | 4.8% |
Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden) are administrative unions of several municipalities; their member municipalities also have their own councils. Shares in percent of valid votes, others not listed individually.
Samtgemeinde councils in Göttingen
- Samtgemeinde DransfeldCouncil: SPD 28.2%, 22 seats · mayoral election: Eilers 73.4%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde GieboldehausenCouncil: CDU 48.4%, 30 seats · mayoral election: Ahrenhold 67.8%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde Hattorf am HarzCouncil: SPD 44.8%, 20 seatsSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde RadolfshausenCouncil: SPD 44.3%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Behre 76.8%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Göttingen
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU26.0%-2.1
- SPD22.6%-0.4
- AfD15.1%-2.7
- Grüne14.6%+3.1
- Linke10.5%+2.4
- FDP3.9%-0.2
- BSW3.8%±0
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Volt0.7%+0.1
- Others2.1%-0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by independent city and district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Strongest party by municipality in Göttingen
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Göttingen
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 18.6 to 52.1%, SPD 12.1 to 30.5%, AfD 9.1 to 27.5%, Grüne 4.7 to 23.5%, Linke 3.3 to 17.6%, FDP 1.1 to 5.7%, BSW 0.5 to 5.4%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göttingen | 70,227 | 83.3% | 18.6 | 20.9 | 9.1 | 23.5 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Hann. Münden | 14,058 | 80.6% | 25.1 | 25.2 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| Duderstadt | 13,590 | 83.6% | 40.7 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Osterode am Harz | 13,418 | 80.4% | 28.4 | 27.0 | 18.6 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Bovenden, Flecken | 9,481 | 86.3% | 27.8 | 23.8 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Herzberg am Harz | 7,872 | 79.2% | 26.5 | 25.1 | 21.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Rosdorf | 7,773 | 83.0% | 27.1 | 24.6 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Bad Lauterberg im Harz | 6,460 | 78.1% | 29.4 | 24.0 | 22.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Gleichen | 6,345 | 89.7% | 25.7 | 25.8 | 11.6 | 17.6 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Staufenberg | 5,350 | 85.6% | 27.7 | 23.0 | 21.2 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Bad Grund (Harz) | 5,257 | 79.0% | 27.7 | 27.4 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Friedland | 4,961 | 88.1% | 26.5 | 24.9 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Bad Sachsa | 4,425 | 77.9% | 28.8 | 19.0 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Adelebsen, Flecken | 4,382 | 86.2% | 28.2 | 27.8 | 16.3 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Briefwahl SG Gieboldehausen | 2,806 | – | 41.4 | 19.4 | 14.9 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Walkenried | 2,725 | 78.7% | 28.0 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Dransfeld | 2,217 | 64.2% | 28.5 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Hattorf am Harz | 1,850 | 57.5% | 26.7 | 29.0 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Gieboldehausen, Flecken | 1,726 | 55.3% | 30.5 | 15.3 | 27.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| Briefwahl SG Hattorf am Harz | 1,465 | – | 31.9 | 29.9 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Radolfshausen | 1,397 | – | 31.7 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Dransfeld | 1,379 | – | 31.3 | 24.3 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Ebergötzen | 1,045 | 65.8% | 23.8 | 28.2 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Bilshausen | 996 | 55.3% | 35.5 | 15.7 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Scheden | 950 | 64.6% | 29.7 | 23.7 | 19.6 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Niemetal | 876 | 72.4% | 32.3 | 23.9 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| Wulften am Harz | 862 | 58.9% | 29.2 | 27.7 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
| Seeburg | 838 | 65.0% | 33.7 | 17.1 | 19.7 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Rhumspringe | 832 | 59.4% | 52.1 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Seulingen | 673 | 64.3% | 49.9 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Waake | 625 | 63.2% | 26.4 | 23.2 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Landolfshausen | 587 | 67.5% | 28.8 | 30.5 | 10.1 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Krebeck | 574 | 66.5% | 46.8 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Jühnde | 538 | 71.4% | 31.5 | 24.8 | 16.0 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 2.2 |
| Hörden am Harz | 492 | 63.8% | 31.2 | 25.5 | 21.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Obernfeld | 491 | 62.1% | 42.3 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Bodensee | 446 | 73.4% | 37.7 | 12.7 | 20.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Rollshausen | 408 | 60.0% | 42.4 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| Rüdershausen | 379 | 56.5% | 40.6 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Wollbrandshausen | 323 | 62.8% | 47.2 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Bühren | 309 | 69.9% | 33.6 | 26.4 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Elbingerode | 223 | 64.5% | 44.8 | 23.8 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Wollershausen | 214 | 66.0% | 34.9 | 23.6 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
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. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.