Friesland: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Friesland with 26.4% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 26.0%. Below, the results of all 8 municipalities.
- District AdministratorSven Ambrosy (SPD), since 2003 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.7% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters68,317 of 81,626 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU −1.7 · SPD +3.0 · AfD +0.9 · Grüne −2.3
- CDU range across municipalities24.1% to 30.5%
2026 local elections in Friesland
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 21.09.2026 07:11. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilSPD 31.9% · 15 of 46 seats
- District administratorRolf Neuhaus (SPD), 57.5%
- Turnout66.3%
- SPD31.9% · 15 seats
- CDU19.9% · 9 seats
- AfD16.6% · 8 seats
- GRÜNE11.0% · 5 seats
- ZUKUNFT VAREL/FRIESLAND7.0% · 3 seats
- Die Linke4.5% · 2 seats
- FDP3.5% · 2 seats
Turnout 66.3% · 83,692 eligible voters · 46 seats · Official final result · 124 of 124 results
Source: Landkreis Friesland, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 07:11. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03455000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
- Neuhaus, SPD57.5%
- Raquet, FDP23.8%
- Möller, Die PARTEI18.7%
Turnout 66.2% · 83,692 eligible voters · Official final result · 124 of 124 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | GRÜNE | ZUKUNFT VAREL/FRIESLAND | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jever | 66.2% | 28.4% | 22.0% | 13.7% | 18.5% | – | 4.9% |
| Gemeinde Sande | 62.4% | 41.4% | 15.7% | 19.2% | 7.5% | – | 6.0% |
| Stadt Schortens | 64.5% | 38.2% | 18.9% | 18.8% | 10.4% | – | 4.2% |
| Gemeinde Wangerland | 66.5% | 27.6% | 33.0% | 17.7% | 9.8% | – | 3.3% |
| Nordseeheilbad Wangerooge | 53.2% | 29.0% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 23.5% | – | 11.8% |
| Gemeinde Bockhorn | 67.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 18.8% | 8.6% | – | 3.5% |
| Stadt Varel | 69.8% | 29.3% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 10.0% | 27.8% | 4.5% |
| Gemeinde Zetel | 65.9% | 32.7% | 21.7% | 21.0% | 9.1% | – | 4.9% |
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.
Second votes in Friesland
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU26.4%-1.7
- SPD26.0%+3.0
- AfD18.7%+0.9
- Grüne9.2%-2.3
- Linke7.1%-1.0
- FDP4.4%+0.3
- BSW4.1%+0.3
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others2.9%+0.7
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 Friesland
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Friesland
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 24.1 to 30.5%, SPD 24.6 to 29.1%, AfD 10.7 to 22.6%, Grüne 7.4 to 17.1%, Linke 5.8 to 8.4%, FDP 3.4 to 5.1%, BSW 3.4 to 5.1%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varel | 16,472 | 84.1% | 24.5 | 26.1 | 17.0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Schortens | 14,286 | 84.3% | 26.5 | 26.6 | 20.0 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Jever | 10,294 | 83.8% | 29.0 | 25.2 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Zetel | 8,345 | 83.9% | 24.8 | 24.6 | 22.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Wangerland | 6,460 | 82.2% | 30.5 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Bockhorn | 5,977 | 83.6% | 26.5 | 25.7 | 20.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Sande | 5,766 | 82.5% | 24.1 | 29.1 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 |
| Wangerooge, Nordseebad | 717 | 81.4% | 26.8 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 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.