title: Bad Kissingen (electoral district)
text: # Bad Kissingen (electoral district)
  
  Bad Kissingen is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 248. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.
  
  Bad Kissingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Dorothee Bär of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Bad Kissingen is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.
  
  ## History
  
  Bad Kissingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 37 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 232. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 234. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 249. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 248.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Bad Kissingen and the districts of Landkreis Bad Kissingen, Ebern, Haßfurt, Hofheim, Königshofen, and Mellrichstadt. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the district of Bad Neustadt an der Saale. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 37 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district |
  | 1953 | 232 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district |
  | 1957 | 232 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district |
  | 1961 | 232 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district |
  | 1965 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district Bad Neustadt an der Saale district |
  | 1969 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district Bad Neustadt an der Saale district |
  | 1972 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district Bad Neustadt an der Saale district |
  | 1976 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 1980 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 1983 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 1987 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 1990 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 1994 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 1998 | 234 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 2002 | 249 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 2005 | 249 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 2009 | 248 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 2013 | 248 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 2017 | 248 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  | 2021 | 248 | Bad Kissingen | Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district |
  
  ## Members
  
  Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Gustav Fuchs from 1949 to 1961, followed by Alex Hösl from 1961 to 1980. Eduard Lintner was representative from 1980 to 2009, a total of eight consecutive terms. Dorothee Bär was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | Gustav Fuchs | CSU | 42.4 |
  | 1953 | Gustav Fuchs | CSU | 57.9 |
  | 1957 | Gustav Fuchs | CSU | 66.7 |
  | 1961 | Alex Hösl | CSU | 64.7 |
  | 1965 | Alex Hösl | CSU | 69.0 |
  | 1969 | Alex Hösl | CSU | 68.2 |
  | 1972 | Alex Hösl | CSU | 67.1 |
  | 1976 | Alex Hösl | CSU | 70.0 |
  | 1980 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 69.1 |
  | 1983 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 72.5 |
  | 1987 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 68.4 |
  | 1990 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 65.2 |
  | 1994 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 61.6 |
  | 1998 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 56.5 |
  | 2002 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 63.4 |
  | 2005 | Eduard Lintner | CSU | 57.5 |
  | 2009 | Dorothee Bär | CSU | 53.7 |
  | 2013 | Dorothee Bär | CSU | 57.9 |
  | 2017 | Dorothee Bär | CSU | 51.1 |
  | 2021 | Dorothee Bär | CSU | 39.1 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Bad Kissingen :
  
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Y Dorothee Bär | Y Dorothee Bär | 67,458 | 39.1 | 12.0 | 65,063 | 37.6 | 7.0 |
  | | SPD | Sabine Dittmar | Sabine Dittmar | 32,844 | 19.0 | 0.1 | 30,540 | 17.6 | 1.8 |
  | | AfD | Freia Lippold-Eggen | Freia Lippold-Eggen | 17,130 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 18,434 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
  | | Greens | Manuela Rottmann | Manuela Rottmann | 16,467 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 15,874 | 9.2 | 2.5 |
  | | FW | Frank Helmerich | Frank Helmerich | 14,102 | 8.2 | | 12,639 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
  | | FDP | Karl Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | Karl Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | 12,206 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 15,211 | 8.8 | 0.1 |
  | | Left | Claus Scheeres | Claus Scheeres | 4,475 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4,820 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
  | | dieBasis | Marco Garnache | Marco Garnache | 3,783 | 2.2 | | 3,355 | 1.9 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,862 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
  | | PARTEI | Sonja Johannes | Sonja Johannes | 2,438 | 1.4 | | 1,416 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | Michaela Reinhard | Michaela Reinhard | 1,266 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 777 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 558 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 476 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 418 | 0.2 | |
  | | Independent | Michael Kaiser | Michael Kaiser | 371 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 263 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 236 | 0.1 | |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 206 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 204 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 149 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 143 | 0.1 | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 113 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,624 | | | 1,059 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 172,550 | | | 173,105 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,164 | 81.4 | 2.1 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 34,614 | 20.1 | 11.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Bad Kissingen :
  
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Y Dorothee Bär | Y Dorothee Bär | 86,603 | 51.1 | 6.8 | 75,788 | 44.6 | 9.3 |
  | | SPD | Sabine Dittmar | Sabine Dittmar | 32,383 | 19.1 | 0.8 | 26,904 | 15.8 | 2.3 |
  | | AfD | Andrea Klingen | Andrea Klingen | 17,753 | 10.5 | | 19,650 | 11.6 | 8.3 |
  | | Greens | Manuela Rottmann | Manuela Rottmann | 11,980 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 11,359 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
  | | FDP | Nicolas Thoma | Nicolas Thoma | 9,534 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 15,084 | 8.9 | 4.1 |
  | | Left | Frank Hertel | Frank Hertel | 9,071 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 10,085 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
  | | FW | | | | | | 4,075 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
  | | ÖDP | Michaela Reinhard | Michaela Reinhard | 2,083 | 1.2 | | 1,089 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,078 | 0.6 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 926 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 610 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 494 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
  | | DM | | | | | | 313 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 283 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 273 | 0.2 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 195 | 0.1 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 188 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,795 | | | 1,300 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 169,407 | | | 169,902 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,202 | 79.2 | 8.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 54,220 | 32.0 | 6.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Bad Kissingen :
  
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Y Dorothee Bär | Y Dorothee Bär | 88,911 | 57.9 | 4.2 | 82,760 | 53.9 | 6.6 |
  | | SPD | Sabine Dittmar | Sabine Dittmar | 30,564 | 19.9 | 2.0 | 27,931 | 18.2 | 3.4 |
  | | Greens | Hans-Josef Fell | Hans-Josef Fell | 12,127 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 9,874 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
  | | Left | Stefan Bannert | Stefan Bannert | 6,930 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 6,946 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
  | | FDP | Erhard Stubenrauch | Erhard Stubenrauch | 4,391 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 7,342 | 4.8 | 9.1 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 4,988 | 3.2 | |
  | | FW | Christine Wehe | Christine Wehe | 4,259 | 2.8 | | 4,129 | 2.7 | |
  | | Pirates | Benjamin Wildenauer | Benjamin Wildenauer | 3,562 | 2.3 | | 2,980 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
  | | NPD | Horst Fuchs | Horst Fuchs | 2,789 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2,018 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,119 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 919 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 884 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 756 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 311 | 0.2 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 239 | 0.2 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 167 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 67 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,822 | | | 1,733 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 153,533 | | | 153,622 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,355 | 71.3 | 2.5 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 58,347 | 38.0 | 2.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Bad Kissingen :
  
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Dorothee Bär | Dorothee Bär | 85,574 | 53.7 | 3.8 | 75,708 | 47.3 | 5.8 |
  | | SPD | Susanne Kastner | Susanne Kastner | 28,487 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 23,712 | 14.8 | 7.0 |
  | | Greens | Hans-Josef Fell | Hans-Josef Fell | 14,723 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 12,475 | 7.8 | 2.2 |
  | | FDP | Adelheid Zimmermann | Adelheid Zimmermann | 13,592 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 22,188 | 13.9 | 4.6 |
  | | Left | Stefan Bannert | Stefan Bannert | 13,000 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 13,717 | 8.6 | 3.7 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,807 | 1.8 | |
  | | NPD | Johannes Hühnlein | Johannes Hühnlein | 3,305 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2,504 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 1,580 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,339 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,242 | 0.8 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 804 | 0.5 | |
  | | Independent | Helmut Schätzlein | Helmut Schätzlein | 712 | 0.4 | | | | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 703 | 0.4 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 495 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 264 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 259 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 196 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 70 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 56 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,659 | | | 1,900 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 159,393 | | | 160,152 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,052 | 73.8 | 5.7 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 57,087 | 35.8 | 2.7 | | | |
  