Stade: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Stade with 29.4% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 22.2%. Below, the results of all 40 municipalities.
- District AdministratorKai Seefried (CDU), since 2021 · Wikidata
- Turnout84.2% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters132,986 of 157,863 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU +1.3 · SPD −0.8 · AfD +1.2 · Grüne −0.5
- CDU range across municipalities24.3% to 40.2%
2026 local elections in Stade
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 23.09.2026 08:25. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 28.7% · 18 of 62 seats
- District administratorKai Seefried (CDU), 79.4%
- Turnout65.3%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)7 with their own council
- CDU28.7% · 18 seats
- SPD19.5% · 12 seats
- AfD18.3% · 11 seats
- GRÜNE11.2% · 7 seats
- FWG9.5% · 6 seats
- Die Linke6.0% · 4 seats
- FDP3.7% · 2 seats
Turnout 65.3% · 168,433 eligible voters · 62 seats · Official final result · 276 of 276 results
Source: Landkreis Stade, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 23.09.2026 08:25. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03359000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
- Seefried, CDU79.4%
- Jacobs, AfD Niedersachsen20.6%
Turnout 65.3% · 168,433 eligible voters · Official final result · 276 of 276 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | GRÜNE | FWG | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansestadt Buxtehude | 61.4% | 25.9% | 18.9% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 8.1% | 9.0% |
| Gemeinde Drochtersen | 67.1% | 30.4% | 27.5% | 22.3% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| Gemeinde Jork | 66.7% | 27.6% | 16.7% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Hansestadt Stade | 59.8% | 27.0% | 24.6% | 17.9% | 10.5% | 2.1% | 8.0% |
| Samtgemeinde Apensen | 73.6% | 33.3% | 15.9% | 19.3% | 12.3% | 8.5% | 4.8% |
| Samtgemeinde | 67.4% | 37.7% | 17.5% | 21.8% | 7.8% | 6.3% | 3.7% |
| Wahlgebiet Samtgemeinde Harsefeld | 68.4% | 21.9% | 12.8% | 19.0% | 7.7% | 29.7% | 4.3% |
| Samtgemeinde Horneburg | 68.4% | 26.9% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 6.2% |
| Samtgemeinde Lühe | 70.6% | 33.9% | 17.0% | 15.1% | 13.0% | 9.0% | 5.1% |
| Samtgemeinde Nordkehdingen | 67.0% | 42.8% | 20.3% | 19.7% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 3.3% |
| Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten | 69.8% | 29.2% | 23.2% | 22.7% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 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 Stade
- Samtgemeinde ApensenCouncil: CDU 37.9%, 24 seats · mayoral election: von der Bey 83.0%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde FredenbeckCouncil: CDU 38.4%, 30 seats · mayoral election: Siol 78.0%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde HarsefeldCouncil: FWG 33.5%, 34 seats · mayoral election: Kleinschmidt 68.8%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde HorneburgCouncil: CDU 26.9%, 30 seats · mayoral election: Willenbockel 81.5%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde LüheCouncil: CDU 38.7%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Gerke 58.2%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde NordkehdingenCouncil: no figures yet · mayoral election: Griemsmann 78.3%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-HimmelpfortenCouncil: CDU 31.5%, 32 seats · mayoral election: Reichert 79.7%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Stade
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU29.4%+1.3
- SPD22.2%-0.8
- AfD19.0%+1.2
- Grüne11.0%-0.5
- Linke7.0%-1.1
- FDP4.0%-0.1
- BSW3.6%-0.2
- Volt0.8%+0.2
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Others2.3%+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 Stade
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Stade
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 24.3 to 40.2%, SPD 14.3 to 30.9%, AfD 12.4 to 31.3%, Grüne 5.2 to 15.2%, Linke 3.2 to 8.8%, FDP 1.5 to 7.4%, BSW 1 to 5.1%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade | 27,959 | 80.2% | 25.3 | 23.3 | 19.4 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Buxtehude | 25,539 | 84.4% | 26.3 | 23.6 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Jork | 7,786 | 87.3% | 32.1 | 21.1 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
| Drochtersen | 7,341 | 82.3% | 31.9 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Harsefeld, Flecken | 6,920 | 62.0% | 29.0 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Briefwahl SG Harsefeld | 3,890 | – | 34.0 | 24.5 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Fredenbeck | 3,309 | 63.0% | 31.5 | 19.1 | 25.9 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Horneburg, Flecken | 3,077 | 59.7% | 24.3 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Ahlerstedt | 3,007 | 69.9% | 36.8 | 16.8 | 22.4 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Oldendorf-Himmelpforten | 2,615 | – | 35.4 | 24.7 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| Himmelpforten | 2,605 | 60.7% | 27.4 | 20.5 | 26.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Horneburg | 2,570 | – | 33.3 | 22.5 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Kutenholz | 2,323 | 63.5% | 32.0 | 19.1 | 28.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Briefwahl SG Fredenbeck | 2,260 | – | 38.2 | 24.4 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Apensen | 2,221 | 64.7% | 30.5 | 21.7 | 18.3 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
| Briefwahl SG Lühe | 2,040 | – | 34.3 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Wischhafen | 1,950 | 81.1% | 30.9 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Apensen | 1,847 | – | 33.2 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Hammah | 1,745 | 71.5% | 26.1 | 17.7 | 31.3 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Oldendorf | 1,586 | 63.6% | 27.6 | 20.3 | 28.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Hollern-Twielenfleth | 1,557 | 59.7% | 32.5 | 22.4 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.1 |
| Beckdorf | 1,504 | 67.5% | 30.7 | 22.8 | 20.0 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| Sauensiek | 1,297 | 66.0% | 31.6 | 18.4 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Freiburg (Elbe), Flecken | 1,166 | 77.0% | 32.0 | 24.2 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Bargstedt | 1,132 | 64.8% | 36.0 | 17.3 | 23.1 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| Deinste | 1,083 | 65.0% | 30.9 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Dollern | 1,026 | 61.2% | 30.3 | 22.6 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Bliedersdorf | 927 | 65.3% | 31.2 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Grünendeich | 900 | 61.9% | 32.1 | 20.9 | 18.0 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| Heinbockel | 866 | 73.0% | 34.0 | 19.1 | 24.7 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Steinkirchen | 800 | 60.4% | 32.6 | 25.8 | 16.2 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Estorf | 792 | 66.9% | 34.8 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Nottensdorf | 783 | 63.5% | 33.5 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Oederquart | 687 | 82.9% | 34.6 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Agathenburg | 679 | 68.2% | 34.6 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Balje | 667 | 86.2% | 28.2 | 28.9 | 18.2 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Düdenbüttel | 592 | 74.4% | 34.9 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| Burweg | 571 | 72.0% | 33.9 | 17.2 | 22.0 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 |
| Guderhandviertel | 529 | 61.3% | 32.5 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Mittelnkirchen | 499 | 61.5% | 34.6 | 19.5 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| Brest | 454 | 70.2% | 40.2 | 14.3 | 22.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 |
| Kranenburg | 427 | 73.9% | 31.2 | 19.0 | 24.6 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 2.6 |
| Neuenkirchen | 416 | 64.6% | 29.8 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Engelschoff | 414 | 71.6% | 36.5 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Krummendeich | 364 | 86.1% | 33.6 | 30.9 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Großenwörden | 264 | 70.0% | 36.4 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
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.