Erfurt III
# Erfurt III

Erfurt III is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 26. It contains central and southwestern parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.

Erfurt III was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Bodo Ramelow of The Left.

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt III is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the central and southwestern part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Altstadt, Bischleben-Stedten, Frienstedt, Hochheim, Johannesvorstadt, Krämpfervorstadt, Löbervorstadt, Möbisburg-Rhoda, Molsdorf, and Schmira.

## Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Jörg Kallenbach (1990–2004) and Marion Walsmann (2004–2009). Bodo Ramelow of The Left narrowly defeated incumbent Walsmann in 2009; he was in turn defeated by Walsmann in 2014. Walsmann retired from state politics before the 2019 election, and Ramelow won the seat for a second time.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Jörg Kallenbach | CDU | 39.1 |
| 1994 | Jörg Kallenbach | CDU | 38.4 |
| 1999 | Jörg Kallenbach | CDU | 48.8 |
| 2004 | Marion Walsmann | CDU | 36.0 |
| 2009 | Bodo Ramelow | LINKE | 26.8 |
| 2014 | Marion Walsmann | CDU | 33.8 |
| 2019 | Bodo Ramelow | LINKE | 42.1 |

## Election results

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Bodo Ramelow | Bodo Ramelow | 14,451 | 42.1 | 10.6 | 10,388 | 30.2 | 4.4 |
| | CDU | Dominik Kordon | Dominik Kordon | 5,596 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 5,863 | 17.0 | 11.0 |
| | AfD | Marek Erfurth | Marek Erfurth | 4,816 | 14.0 | | 4,913 | 14.3 | 5.1 |
| | Greens | Dirk Adams | Dirk Adams | 3,935 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 4,983 | 14.5 | 1.2 |
| | SPD | Denny Möller | Denny Möller | 2,541 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 3,648 | 10.6 | 2.8 |
| | FDP | Thomas Kemmerich | Thomas Kemmerich | 2,399 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 2,304 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
| | Free Voters | Detlef-Michael Frahm | Detlef-Michael Frahm | 438 | 1.3 | | | | |
| | MLPD | Lea Weinmann | Lea Weinmann | 138 | 0.4 | | 97 | 0.3 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,207 | 6.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 337 | | | 247 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 34,313 | | | 34,403 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,650 | 71.5 | 14.1 | | | |
| | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 8,855 | 25.8 | | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Marion Walsmann | Marion Walsmann | 9,239 | 33.8 | 7.2 | 7,731 | 28.0 | 1.8 |
| | Left | N Bodo Ramelow | N Bodo Ramelow | 8,616 | 31.5 | 4.7 | 7,126 | 25.8 | 1.9 |
| | SPD | Wolfgang Beese | Wolfgang Beese | 4,063 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 3,687 | 13.4 | 6.3 |
| | Greens | Dirk Adams | Dirk Adams | 3,044 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 3,658 | 13.3 | 1.0 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 2,538 | 9.2 | |
| | FDP | Thomas Kemmerich | Thomas Kemmerich | 944 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 908 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| | NPD | Dirk Bachmann | Dirk Bachmann | 761 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 500 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| | Pirates | Klaus Sommerfeld | Klaus Sommerfeld | 668 | 2.4 | | 519 | 1.9 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 939 | 3.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 558 | | | 287 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,335 | | | 27,606 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,893 | 57.4 | 1.9 | | | |
| | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 623 | 2.3 | | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Bodo Ramelow | Bodo Ramelow | 7,395 | 26.8 | 1.6 | 6,631 | 23.9 | 3.2 |
| | CDU | N Marion Walsmann | N Marion Walsmann | 7,361 | 26.6 | 9.4 | 7,271 | 26.2 | 10.8 |
| | SPD | Peter Metz | Peter Metz | 4,983 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 5,460 | 19.7 | 5.2 |
| | Greens | Dirk Adams | Dirk Adams | 3,364 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 3,978 | 14.3 | 2.1 |
| | FDP | Thomas Kemmerich | Thomas Kemmerich | 2,189 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 2,347 | 8.5 | 4.8 |
| | Free Voters | Birgit Adamek | Birgit Adamek | 1,596 | 5.8 | | 1,119 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| | NPD | Frank Schwerdt | Frank Schwerdt | 751 | 2.7 | | 721 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 196 | 0.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 537 | | | 453 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,639 | | | 27,723 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,176 | 59.3 | 6.1 | | | |
| | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 34 | 0.2 | | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Marion Walsmann | Marion Walsmann | 8,218 | 36.0 | 12.8 | 8,499 | 37.0 | 14.1 |
| | PDS | Karola Stange | Karola Stange | 6,487 | 28.4 | 4.8 | 6,225 | 21.8 | 5.3 |
| | SPD | Alfred Müller | Alfred Müller | 3,895 | 17.1 | 1.7 | 3,322 | 14.5 | 2.6 |
| | Greens | Kathrin Hoyer | Kathrin Hoyer | 2,552 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 2,797 | 12.2 | 7.5 |
| | FDP | Egidius Arens | Egidius Arens | 920 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 848 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| | Independent | Jürgen Seybold | Jürgen Seybold | 751 | 3.3 | | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,283 | 5.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 839 | | | 688 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 22,823 | | | 22,974 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,662 | 53.2 | 9.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,731 | 7.6 | 17.6 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Jörg Kallenbach | Y Jörg Kallenbach | 11,866 | 48.8 | 10.4 | 12,484 | 51.1 | 13.9 |
| | PDS | Bodo Ramelow | Bodo Ramelow | 5,750 | 23.6 | 3.0 | 5,331 | 21.8 | 1.2 |
| | SPD | Alfred Müller | Alfred Müller | 4,581 | 18.8 | 12.1 | 4,185 | 17.1 | 11.0 |
| | Greens | Astrid Rothe | Astrid Rothe | 1,368 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1,155 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| | REP | Kerstin Brehme | Kerstin Brehme | 403 | 1.7 | | 129 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | Heinrich Arens | Heinrich Arens | 347 | 1.4 | | 220 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 948 | 3.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 410 | | | 273 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 24,315 | | | 24,452 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,725 | 62.2 | 8.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 6,116 | 25.2 | 17.7 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Jörg Kallenbach | Y Jörg Kallenbach | 10,486 | 38.4 | 0.7 | 10,240 | 37.1 | 1.6 |
| | SPD | Alfred Müller | Alfred Müller | 8,448 | 30.9 | 9.9 | 7,733 | 28.1 | 5.8 |
| | PDS | Benno Lemke | Benno Lemke | 5,619 | 20.6 | 7.7 | 5,665 | 20.6 | 7.4 |
| | Greens | | | 2,788 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 1,895 | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| | FDP | | | | | | 659 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,372 | 5.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 796 | | | 573 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,341 | | | 27,564 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,137 | 70.6 | 6.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,038 | 7.5 | 10.6 | | | |

### 1990 election

State election (1990): Erfurt III :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Jörg Kallenbach | Jörg Kallenbach | 9,905 | 39.1 | | 9,898 | 38.7 | |
| | SPD | | | 5,327 | 21.0 | | 5,688 | 22.3 | |
| | Greens | | | 3,594 | 14.2 | | 3,098 | 12.1 | |
| | PDS | | | 3,274 | 12.9 | | 3,371 | 13.2 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,848 | 7.3 | | 2,319 | 9.1 | |
| | DSU | | | 1,017 | 4.0 | | 523 | 2.0 | |
| | UFV | | | 353 | 1.4 | | 208 | 0.8 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 455 | 1.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 812 | | | 570 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 25,318 | | | 25,560 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,130 | 64.5 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 4,578 | 18.1 | | | | |
