Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III
# Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III

Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 30. It covers the western and southern of Weimarer Land and the northern part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.

Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Weimar-Land I – Schwarzakreis III, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2004, it has been represented by Mike Mohring of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt III covers the western and southern of Weimarer Land and the northern part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, specifically the municipalities of Am Ettersberg, Bad Berka, Ballstedt, Bechstedtstraß, Blankenhain, Buchfart, Daasdorf a. Berge, Döbritschen, Ettersburg, Frankendorf, Großschwabhausen, Hammerstedt, Hetschburg, Hohenfelden, Hopfgarten, Ilmtal-Weinstraße (only Leutenthal and Rohrbach), Isseroda, Kapellendorf, Kiliansroda, Kleinschwabhausen, Klettbach, Kranichfeld, Lehnstedt, Magdala, Mechelroda, Mellingen, Mönchenholzhausen, Nauendorf, Neumark, Niederzimmern, Nohra, Oettern, Ottstedt a. Berge, Rittersdorf, Tonndorf, Troistedt, Umpferstedt, Vollersroda, and Wiegendorf (from Weimarer Land), and Rudolstadt (only Ammelstädt, Breitenherda, Eschdorf, Geitersdorf, Haufeld, Heilsberg, Milbitz, Remda, Sundremda, Teichel, Teichröda and Treppendorf), and Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel (from Saalfeld-Rudolstadt).

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Bärbel Vopel, who served from 1994 to 2004. Since 2004, it has been represented by Mike Mohring.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
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| 1994 | Bärbel Vopel | CDU | 47.6 |
| 1999 | Bärbel Vopel | CDU | 51.5 |
| 2004 | Mike Mohring | CDU | 45.9 |
| 2009 | Mike Mohring | CDU | 34.9 |
| 2014 | Mike Mohring | CDU | 44.7 |
| 2019 | Mike Mohring | CDU | 31.2 |

## Election results

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 Mike Mohring | Y Mike Mohring | 9,335 | 31.2 | 13.5 | 7,257 | 24.2 | 11.7 |
| | AfD | Torben Braga | Torben Braga | 7,594 | 25.4 | | 7,534 | 25.1 | 13.6 |
| | Left | Robin Schünemann | Robin Schünemann | 7,295 | 24.4 | 4.2 | 8,403 | 28.0 | 2.4 |
| | SPD | Jens Hoffmann | Jens Hoffmann | 2,156 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 2,000 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| | FDP | Patrick Martin | Patrick Martin | 1,845 | 6.2 | | 1,886 | 6.3 | 3.6 |
| | Greens | Carl Eisenbrandt | Carl Eisenbrandt | 1,567 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1,374 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| | MLPD | Michael Wist | Michael Wist | 91 | 0.3 | | 57 | 0.2 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,569 | 5.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 522 | | | 382 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 29,883 | | | 30,023 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,405 | 71.0 | 11.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,741 | 5.8 | 10.3 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 Mike Mohring | Y Mike Mohring | 10,449 | 44.7 | 9.8 | 8,518 | 35.9 | 3.3 |
| | Left | Steffen Dittes | Steffen Dittes | 6,683 | 28.6 | 3.6 | 6,073 | 25.6 | 1.0 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 2,738 | 11.5 | |
| | SPD | Wilfried Regenhardt | Wilfried Regenhardt | 2,851 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 2,497 | 10.5 | 6.6 |
| | Greens | Stephanie Erben | Stephanie Erben | 1,823 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1,347 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| | NPD | Sören Schmidt | Sören Schmidt | 1,564 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 1,041 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,522 | 6.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 731 | | | 365 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 23,370 | | | 23,736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,101 | 59.8 | 1.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,766 | 16.1 | 6.2 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 Mike Mohring | Y Mike Mohring | 8,765 | 34.9 | 11.0 | 8,237 | 32.6 | 13.1 |
| | Left | Andreas Schuster | Andreas Schuster | 6,297 | 25.0 | 2.6 | 6,207 | 24.6 | 1.4 |
| | SPD | Wilfried Regenhardt | Wilfried Regenhardt | 3,841 | 15.3 | 0.4 | 4,322 | 17.1 | 3.9 |
| | FDP | Sandra Scherf-Michel | Sandra Scherf-Michel | 2,356 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 2,253 | 8.9 | 4.9 |
| | NPD | Jan Morgenroth | Jan Morgenroth | 1,595 | 6.3 | | 1,417 | 5.6 | 3.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,842 | 11.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 588 | | | 448 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 25,138 | | | 25,278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,726 | 61.0 | 0.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,468 | 9.9 | 8.4 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 | Mike Mohring | Mike Mohring | 11,159 | 45.9 | 5.8 | 11,352 | 45.7 | 8.5 |
| | PDS | Andreas Schuster | Andreas Schuster | 6,722 | 27.6 | 9.6 | 5,750 | 23.2 | 6.1 |
| | SPD | Nico Janicke | Nico Janicke | 3,621 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 3,275 | 13.2 | 4.1 |
| | FDP | Andreas Johne | Andreas Johne | 1,511 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 991 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Mario Wildner | Mario Wildner | 1,302 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 1,112 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,352 | 9.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,503 | | | 986 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 24,315 | | | 24,832 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,818 | 60.5 | 5.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 4,437 | 18.3 | 14.3 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Weimarer Land I – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 Bärbel Vopel | Y Bärbel Vopel | 13,366 | 51.5 | 4.0 | 14,110 | 54.1 | 6.7 |
| | SPD | Eberhard Lüdde | Eberhard Lüdde | 4,897 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 4,504 | 17.3 | 10.9 |
| | PDS | Klaus Dinor | Klaus Dinor | 4,664 | 18.0 | 6.2 | 4,474 | 17.2 | 5.1 |
| | VIBT | Gerhard Pletat | Gerhard Pletat | 1,017 | 3.9 | | 476 | 1.8 | |
| | REP | Michael Wahle | Michael Wahle | 841 | 3.2 | | 244 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | Greens | Christine Meinecke | Christine Meinecke | 588 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 481 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| | FDP | Volker Jungklaus | Volker Jungklaus | 571 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 293 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,498 | 5.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | | | 415 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 25,944 | | | 26,080 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,495 | 66.2 | 10.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 8,469 | 32.6 | 13.0 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Weimar-Land I – Schwarzakreis 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 | Bärbel Vopel | Bärbel Vopel | 12,527 | 47.6 | | 12,509 | 47.4 | |
| | SPD | | | 7,372 | 28.0 | | 7,435 | 28.2 | |
| | PDS | | | 3,111 | 11.8 | | 3,213 | 12.2 | |
| | Greens | | | 2,235 | 8.5 | | 1,299 | 4.9 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,093 | 4.1 | | 993 | 3.8 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 953 | 3.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 806 | | | 742 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 26,338 | | | 26,402 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,144 | 77.0 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 5,155 | 19.6 | | | | |
