Wesermarsch: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Wesermarsch with 26.6% of the second votes, followed by CDU with 24.7%. Below, the results of all 9 municipalities.
- Turnout81.3% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters55,413 of 68,169 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonySPD +3.6 · CDU −3.4 · AfD +2.1 · Grüne −2.6
- SPD range across municipalities22.8% to 29.1%
2026 local elections in Wesermarsch
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 23.09.2026 07:21. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilSPD 26.2% · 11 of 42 seats
- District administratorStephan Siefken (Einzelbewerber), 69.5%
- Turnout63.3%
- SPD26.2% · 11 seats
- CDU23.9% · 10 seats
- AfD18.0% · 8 seats
- GRÜNE14.2% · 6 seats
- UW8.3% · 3 seats
- Die Linke4.8% · 2 seats
- FDP4.7% · 2 seats
Turnout 63.3% · 71,263 eligible voters · 42 seats · Official final result · 112 of 112 results
Source: Landkreis Wesermarsch, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 23.09.2026 07:21. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03461000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
- Siefken, Einzelbewerber69.5%
- Humboldt, SPD30.5%
Turnout 63.2% · 71,263 eligible voters · Official final result · 112 of 112 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | GRÜNE | UW | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinde Berne | 68.6% | 31.6% | 25.3% | 15.3% | 13.3% | 7.0% | 6.0% |
| Stadt Brake (Unterweser) | 59.9% | 25.9% | 19.9% | 19.0% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 5.4% |
| Gemeinde Butjadingen | 68.3% | 18.4% | 31.6% | 16.4% | 21.8% | 5.7% | 3.6% |
| Stadt Elsfleth | 65.8% | 29.5% | 28.1% | 16.6% | 10.9% | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| Gemeinde Jade | 70.3% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 17.1% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 4.6% |
| Gemeinde Lemwerder | 64.8% | 28.3% | 27.3% | 18.3% | 14.3% | 5.7% | 4.3% |
| Stadt Nordenham | 58.6% | 29.4% | 19.8% | 19.2% | 14.5% | 5.9% | 4.7% |
| Gemeinde Ovelgönne | 65.6% | 20.8% | 33.6% | 17.8% | 11.0% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Gemeinde Stadland | 64.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 18.7% | 13.5% | 10.5% | 4.2% |
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 Wesermarsch
Deviation from the state result in points.
- SPD26.6%+3.6
- CDU24.7%-3.4
- AfD19.9%+2.1
- Grüne8.9%-2.6
- Linke7.5%-0.6
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- BSW4.2%+0.4
- Freie Wähler1.1%+0.3
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.5%+0.3
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 Wesermarsch
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Wesermarsch
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: SPD 22.8 to 29.1%, CDU 22.2 to 28.7%, AfD 16.6 to 21.3%, Grüne 7.3 to 11.2%, Linke 6.4 to 8.2%, FDP 3.6 to 5.9%, BSW 3.2 to 4.7%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordenham | 15,142 | 77.4% | 29.1 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| Brake (Unterweser) | 8,801 | 78.5% | 28.8 | 23.3 | 19.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Elsfleth | 5,761 | 82.9% | 24.8 | 24.8 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Stadland | 4,999 | 83.6% | 23.7 | 28.7 | 20.7 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Berne | 4,580 | 85.7% | 25.6 | 25.4 | 18.6 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Lemwerder | 4,330 | 84.6% | 27.8 | 24.2 | 19.3 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Butjadingen | 4,096 | 82.8% | 25.5 | 27.6 | 16.6 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Jade | 4,095 | 86.6% | 22.8 | 26.2 | 19.6 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Ovelgönne | 3,609 | 83.6% | 23.6 | 27.3 | 19.9 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
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.