title: Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach
text: # Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach
  
  Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach 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 6. It covers the city of Eisenach and central-western parts of Wartburgkreis.
  
  Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2014, it has been represented by Raymond Walk of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  As of the 2019 state election, Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach contains the urban district of Eisenach and central-western parts of Wartburgkreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Salzungen (excluding Ettenhausen an der Suhl), Gerstungen, and Werra-Suhl-Tal.
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Christian Köckert. It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Katja Wolf. The seat was regained by the CDU in 2014, and represented by Raymond Walk. He was re-elected in 2019.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1994 | Christian Köckert | CDU | 40.5 |
  | 1999 | Christian Köckert | CDU | 49.3 |
  | 2004 | Christian Köckert | CDU | 40.1 |
  | 2009 | Katja Wolf | LINKE | 28.4 |
  | 2014 | Raymond Walk | CDU | 37.4 |
  | 2019 | Raymond Walk | CDU | 26.9 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 election
  
  State election (2019): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach :
  
  | 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 Raymond Walk | Y Raymond Walk | 7,625 | 26.9 | 10.5 | 5,849 | 20.6 | 10.6 |
  | | Left | Kati Engel | Kati Engel | 7,450 | 26.3 | 7.3 | 8,946 | 31.5 | 1.7 |
  | | AfD | Susi Schreiber | Susi Schreiber | 6,943 | 24.5 | | 6,371 | 22.4 | 14.4 |
  | | SPD | Babette Winter | Babette Winter | 2,683 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 2,373 | 8.3 | 4.3 |
  | | Greens | Robert Kirchner | Robert Kirchner | 1,732 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1,424 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
  | | FDP | Kord-Henning Uber | Kord-Henning Uber | 1,219 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1,386 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
  | | Free Voters | Maik Helbig | Maik Helbig | 527 | 1.9 | | | | |
  | | MLPD | Friedrich Hofmann | Friedrich Hofmann | 175 | 0.6 | | 105 | 0.4 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,975 | 6.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 423 | | | 348 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 28,354 | | | 28,429 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,777 | 62.6 | 10.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 175 | 0.6 | 3.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2014 election
  
  State election (2014): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach :
  
  | 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 | Raymond Walk | Raymond Walk | 9,234 | 37.4 | 10.5 | 7,764 | 31.2 | 3.1 |
  | | Left | Christiane Leischner | Christiane Leischner | 8,284 | 33.6 | 5.2 | 7,414 | 27.5 | 2.3 |
  | | SPD | Heidrun Sachse | Heidrun Sachse | 3,110 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 3,123 | 12.6 | 6.7 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 1,983 | 8.0 | |
  | | Greens | Rüdiger Bender | Rüdiger Bender | 1,739 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 1,592 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
  | | NPD | Patrick Wieschke | Patrick Wieschke | 1,697 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1,484 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
  | | FDP | Sebastian Bethge | Sebastian Bethge | 597 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 530 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 960 | 3.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 545 | | | 356 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 24,661 | | | 24,850 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,206 | 52.5 | 3.1 | | | |
  | | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 950 | 3.8 | | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  State election (2009): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach :
  
  | 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 | Katja Wolf | Katja Wolf | 7,762 | 28.4 | 1.5 | 7,564 | 27.5 | 0.1 |
  | | CDU | Regina Müller | Regina Müller | 7,342 | 26.9 | 13.2 | 7,725 | 28.1 | 11.7 |
  | | SPD | Heiko Gentzel | Heiko Gentzel | 4,832 | 17.7 | 0.5 | 5,301 | 19.3 | 3.0 |
  | | Free Voters | Thomas Herrmann | Thomas Herrmann | 2,138 | 7.8 | | 1,285 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
  | | FDP | Heidemarie Bischoff | Heidemarie Bischoff | 1,917 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1,901 | 6.9 | 3.6 |
  | | Greens | Stefan Schweßinger | Stefan Schweßinger | 1,905 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 2,085 | 7.6 | 1.3 |
  | | NPD | Patrick Wieschke | Patrick Wieschke | 1,428 | 5.2 | | 1,368 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 241 | 0.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 640 | | | 494 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,324 | | | 27,470 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,964 | 55.6 | 3.6 | | | |
  | | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 420 | 1.5 | | | | |
  
  ### 2004 election
  
  State election (2004): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach :
  
  | 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 Christian Köckert | Y Christian Köckert | 10,278 | 40.1 | 9.2 | 10,287 | 39.8 | 10.4 |
  | | PDS | Katja Wolf | Katja Wolf | 7,677 | 29.9 | 8.6 | 7,135 | 27.6 | 6.8 |
  | | SPD | Heiko Gentzel | Heiko Gentzel | 4,418 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 4,201 | 16.3 | 4.4 |
  | | Greens | Gisela Rexrodt | Gisela Rexrodt | 2,248 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 1,615 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
  | | FDP | Heike Bahn-Schultz | Heike Bahn-Schultz | 1,040 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 847 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,732 | 6.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,124 | | | 968 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 25,661 | | | 25,817 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,785 | 52.0 | 7.3 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,601 | 10.2 | 17.8 | | | |
  
  ### 1999 election
  
  State election (1999): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach :
  
  | 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 Christian Köckert | Y Christian Köckert | 14,661 | 49.3 | 8.9 | 14,987 | 50.2 | 10.6 |
  | | PDS | Karin May | Karin May | 6,343 | 21.3 | 5.1 | 6,205 | 20.8 | 4.1 |
  | | SPD | Heiko Gentzel | Heiko Gentzel | 6,184 | 20.8 | 11.2 | 6,179 | 20.7 | 11.6 |
  | | Greens | Gisela Rexroth | Gisela Rexroth | 1,372 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 731 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
  | | REP | Jenny Stüwe | Jenny Stüwe | 590 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 198 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
  | | FDP | Heidemarie Bischoff | Heidemarie Bischoff | 565 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 350 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,179 | 4.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 528 | | | 414 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 29,715 | | | 29,829 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,243 | 59.3 | 14.9 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 8,318 | 28.0 | 19.6 | | | |
  
  ### 1994 election
  
  State election (1994): Wartburgkreis II :
  
  | 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 | Christian Köckert | Christian Köckert | 15,106 | 40.5 | | 14,909 | 39.7 | |
  | | SPD | Heiko Gentzel | Heiko Gentzel | 11,941 | 32.0 | | 12,135 | 32.3 | |
  | | PDS | Roland Wanitschka | Roland Wanitschka | 6,022 | 16.1 | | 6,222 | 16.6 | |
  | | Greens | Christine Grabe | Christine Grabe | 2,630 | 7.0 | | 2,066 | 5.5 | |
  | | FDP | Gerhard Lorenz | Gerhard Lorenz | 1,069 | 2.9 | | 913 | 2.4 | |
  | | REP | Lutz Diener | Lutz Diener | 554 | 1.5 | | 509 | 1.4 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 798 | 2.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,121 | | | 891 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 37,322 | | | 37,552 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,443 | 74.2 | | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 3,165 | 8.5 | | | | |
  