Osterholz: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Osterholz with 28.2% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 23.0%. Below, the results of all 11 municipalities.
- District AdministratorBernd Lütjen (SPD), since 2013 · Wikidata
- Turnout85.3% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters77,055 of 90,366 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU +0.1 · SPD +0.0 · AfD −0.5 · Grüne +1.1
- CDU range across municipalities20.0% to 32.4%
2026 local elections in Osterholz
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 23.09.2026 14:44. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 26.7% · 12 of 46 seats
- District administrator: run-offFürwentsches 28.5% v Harjes 26.8% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout66.1%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)1 with their own council
- CDU26.7% · 12 seats
- SPD26.2% · 12 seats
- GRÜNE15.7% · 7 seats
- AfD15.5% · 7 seats
- Die Linke6.1% · 3 seats
- Bürgerfraktion3.2% · 1 seat
- FDP1.6% · 1 seat
- UWG1.4% · 1 seat
- BSW1.3% · 1 seat
Turnout 66.1% · 93,306 eligible voters · 46 seats · Official final result · 171 of 171 results
Source: Landkreis Osterholz, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 23.09.2026 14:44. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03356000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Fürwentsches and Harjes. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Fürwentsches, GRÜNE28.5%
- Harjes, SPD26.8%
- Dr. Albrecht, CDU20.8%
- Tietjen, WEGBEREITER12.0%
- Buer, Einzelwahlvorschlag6.8%
- Birmele, Die Linke5.2%
Turnout 66.1% · 93,306 eligible voters · Official final result · 171 of 171 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | CDU | SPD | GRÜNE | AfD | Die Linke | Bürgerfraktion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinde Grasberg | 67.4% | 48.5% | 8.8% | 18.8% | 12.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% |
| Gemeinde Lilienthal | 67.0% | 28.6% | 16.0% | 27.3% | 10.3% | 7.7% | 0.6% |
| Stadt Osterholz-Scharmbeck | 64.1% | 21.2% | 28.5% | 12.8% | 17.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% |
| Gemeinde Ritterhude | 65.1% | 20.8% | 34.1% | 16.6% | 14.7% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Gemeinde Schwanewede | 66.3% | 28.2% | 30.1% | 11.6% | 21.2% | 4.5% | 1.6% |
| Gemeinde Worpswede | 69.3% | 34.0% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 11.5% | 7.6% | 0.4% |
| Samtgemeinde Hambergen | 66.7% | 20.1% | 44.1% | 7.5% | 17.4% | 5.4% | 1.7% |
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 Osterholz
- Samtgemeinde HambergenCouncil: SPD 52.1%, 26 seats · mayoral election: Brauns 73.2%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Osterholz
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU28.2%+0.1
- SPD23.0%±0
- AfD17.3%-0.5
- Grüne12.6%+1.1
- Linke7.4%-0.7
- BSW4.0%+0.2
- FDP3.9%-0.2
- Volt0.7%+0.1
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Others2.4%+0.2
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 Osterholz
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Osterholz
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 20 to 32.4%, SPD 19.4 to 27.4%, AfD 11.6 to 26%, Grüne 6.2 to 17.5%, Linke 6.1 to 8.2%, BSW 3 to 5.9%, FDP 2.6 to 4.8%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osterholz-Scharmbeck | 19,382 | 83.4% | 26.1 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Lilienthal | 13,607 | 86.7% | 29.3 | 22.8 | 11.6 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| Schwanewede | 13,605 | 86.2% | 30.4 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Ritterhude | 9,957 | 85.8% | 28.1 | 22.7 | 16.8 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Worpswede | 6,859 | 86.4% | 28.3 | 22.3 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| Grasberg | 5,412 | 87.0% | 32.4 | 19.4 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Hambergen | 2,858 | 61.2% | 23.5 | 27.4 | 21.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Briefwahl SG Hambergen | 2,025 | – | 28.0 | 28.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Vollersode | 1,619 | 66.2% | 26.1 | 23.9 | 26.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| Holste | 786 | 62.9% | 22.0 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| Axstedt | 579 | 64.3% | 20.0 | 25.0 | 21.5 | 14.9 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Lübberstedt | 366 | 61.5% | 28.5 | 25.2 | 18.1 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
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.