Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg

Region: Thüringen

Seats: 1

Latest election result · 2025

Winner: Teske, Robert

Margin over second place: 39,668

Candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Teske, Robert	AfD	73,608	42.1%
Name not published	CDU	33,940	19.4%
Name not published	Die Linke	18,445	10.5%
Name not published	SPD	18,315	10.5%
Name not published	BSW	14,697	8.4%
Name not published	Freie Wähler	6,140	3.5%
Name not published	FDP	4,205	2.4%
Name not published	GRÜNE	2,829	1.6%
Name not published	EB:Papst	1,894	1.1%
Name not published	EB:Horn	475	0.3%
Name not published	MLPD	312	0.2%
Name not published	Volt	0	0.0%
Name not published	Bündnis Deutschland	0	0.0%
Name not published	dieBasis	0	0.0%
Name not published	Team Todenhöfer	0	0.0%
Name not published	Menschliche Welt	0	0.0%
Name not published	ÖDP	0	0.0%
Name not published	PdH	0	0.0%
Name not published	Die Partei	0	0.0%
Name not published	Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
Name not published	PIRATEN	0	0.0%

Earlier election results

2021

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
AfD	44,572	26.4%
SPD	42,446	25.1%
CDU	27,923	16.5%
Die Linke	18,486	10.9%
FDP	13,990	8.3%
GRÜNE	7,221	4.3%
Freie Wähler	4,247	2.5%
dieBasis	2,508	1.5%
Tierschutzpartei	2,232	1.3%
Die Partei	1,859	1.1%
PIRATEN	1,078	0.6%
ÖDP	547	0.3%
NPD	496	0.3%
Menschliche Welt	416	0.2%
MLPD	353	0.2%
Volt	264	0.2%
Team Todenhöfer	231	0.1%
Die Humanisten	136	0.1%
V-Partei³	120	0.1%

2017

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	50,956	30.3%
AfD	38,693	23.0%
Die Linke	28,467	16.9%
SPD	22,826	13.6%
FDP	11,298	6.7%
GRÜNE	5,559	3.3%
Freie Wähler	2,867	1.7%
Die Partei	2,041	1.2%
NPD	1,835	1.1%
ÖDP	1,029	0.6%
PIRATEN	743	0.4%
BGE	594	0.4%
DM	511	0.3%
MLPD	349	0.2%
V-Partei³	330	0.2%

2013

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	51,060	39.7%
Die Linke	32,147	25.0%
SPD	20,968	16.3%
AfD	6,557	5.1%
GRÜNE	5,105	4.0%
NPD	4,048	3.1%
FDP	3,113	2.4%
PIRATEN	2,603	2.0%
Freie Wähler	1,971	1.5%
ÖDP	665	0.5%
REP	303	0.2%
MLPD	154	0.1%
CSU	0	0.0%
Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
Bündnis 21/RRP	0	0.0%
RENTNER	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
Die Violetten	0	0.0%
Volksabstimmung	0	0.0%
PSG	0	0.0%
BIG	0	0.0%
pro Deutschland	0	0.0%
Die Rechte	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
Nichtwähler	0	0.0%
Partei Der Vernunft	0	0.0%
Die Partei	0	0.0%
B	0	0.0%
BGD	0	0.0%
DKP	0	0.0%
NEIN!	0	0.0%
Übrige	0	0.0%

2009

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
Die Linke	40,815	31.7%
CDU	38,338	29.7%
SPD	22,682	17.6%
FDP	12,118	9.4%
GRÜNE	6,762	5.2%
NPD	3,941	3.1%
PIRATEN	3,109	2.4%
REP	532	0.4%
ödp	414	0.3%
MLPD	185	0.1%
CSU	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
Die Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
PSG	0	0.0%
Volksabstimmung	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
ADM	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
DKP	0	0.0%
DVU	0	0.0%
Die Violetten	0	0.0%
FWD	0	0.0%
RRP	0	0.0%
RENTNER	0	0.0%
Freie Union	0	0.0%
Übrige	0	0.0%

2005

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	46,986	30.3%
Die Linke.	43,073	27.8%
CDU	38,376	24.7%
FDP	12,068	7.8%
GRÜNE	6,149	4.0%
NPD	5,462	3.5%
REP	1,256	0.8%
GRAUE	1,155	0.7%
MLPD	654	0.4%
CSU	0	0.0%
Offensive D	0	0.0%
Die Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
Deutschland	0	0.0%
AGFG	0	0.0%
APPD	0	0.0%
50Plus	0	0.0%
Die Partei	0	0.0%
PSG	0	0.0%
Pro DM	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
DSU	0	0.0%
HP	0	0.0%
Humanwirtschafts- Partei	0	0.0%
Statt Partei	0	0.0%
Independents	0	0.0%
Übrige	0	0.0%

2002

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	62,290	39.7%
CDU	46,396	29.5%
PDS	29,566	18.8%
FDP	8,649	5.5%
GRÜNE	5,527	3.5%
Schill	1,573	1.0%
REP	1,199	0.8%
NPD	1,191	0.8%
GRAUE	421	0.3%
ödp	261	0.2%
CSU	0	0.0%
Tierschutz	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
HP	0	0.0%
Violetten	0	0.0%
AUFBRUCH	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
KPD	0	0.0%
PRG	0	0.0%

1998

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	60,628	36.1%
CDU	49,720	29.6%
PDS	34,313	20.5%
GRÜNE	5,372	3.2%
F.D.P.	5,265	3.1%
REP	2,746	1.6%
BFB	578	0.3%
GRAUE	353	0.2%
Die Frauen	275	0.2%
FORUM	270	0.2%
ödp	262	0.2%
CSU	0	0.0%
Deutschland	0	0.0%
APPD	0	0.0%
APD	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
CHANCE 2000	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
DPD	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
HP	0	0.0%
MLPD	0	0.0%
Tierschutz	0	0.0%
NPD	0	0.0%
NATURGESETZ	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
AB 2000	0	0.0%
PASS	0	0.0%

1994

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	62,989	41.6%
SPD	46,508	30.7%
PDS	24,891	16.4%
FDP	6,717	4.4%
GRÜNE	6,540	4.3%
REP	2,438	1.6%
GRAUE	663	0.4%
Statt Partei	354	0.2%
ödp	209	0.1%
BüSo	109	0.1%
MLPD	57	0.0%
CSU	0	0.0%
APD	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
BSA	0	0.0%
LIGA	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
NATURGESETZ	0	0.0%
Tierschutz	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
PASS	0	0.0%

1990

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	74,129	46.6%
SPD	33,690	21.2%
FDP	21,741	13.7%
PDS	13,306	8.4%
B90/Gr	8,861	5.6%
REP	3,045	1.9%
DSU	2,687	1.7%
Die Grauen	920	0.6%
ÖDP	237	0.1%
NPD	188	0.1%
LIGA	184	0.1%
Patrioten	31	0.0%
CSU	0	0.0%
GRÜNE	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
DDD	0	0.0%
BSA	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
ÖKO-Union	0	0.0%
Mündige	0	0.0%
Frauen	0	0.0%
KPD	0	0.0%
SpAD	0	0.0%
VAA	0	0.0%

Data as of 2026-10-12

Source: Die Bundeswahlleiterin; Zeit Online; historical boundaries reconstructed from published maps; Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Statistisches Bundesamt, Geobasis-DE and BKG