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Germany

A federal country — 16 states, each with its own elections not currently tracked at the national level above.

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Baden-Württemberg
8 Mar · Held

The Greens narrowly held on as the largest party (30.2%, 56 seats) just ahead of a resurgent CDU (29.7%, 56 seats); the AfD nearly doubled its vote to 18.8%. The existing Green–CDU coalition is expected to continue.

Bavaria
No 2026 election tracked
Berlin
20 Sep · Confirmed

Not yet held. Polling points to a close race for the Abgeordnetenhaus (Berlin's state parliament), which has at least 130 seats, 78 of them directly elected by constituency.

Brandenburg
No 2026 election tracked
Bremen
No 2026 election tracked
Hamburg
No 2026 election tracked
Hesse
No 2026 election tracked
Lower Saxony
No 2026 election tracked
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
20 Sep · Confirmed

Not yet held. Pre-election polling has consistently placed the AfD in first place (around 34%, nearly double its 2021 result), well ahead of the governing SPD under Minister-President Manuela Schwesig.

North Rhine-Westphalia
No 2026 election tracked
Rhineland-Palatinate
22 Mar · Held

The CDU (31.0%) became the largest party for the first time since 1991, ending 35 years out of power, as the governing SPD (25.9%) suffered its worst-ever result in the state. The AfD scored a record 19.5%. Gordon Schnieder (CDU) became minister-president.

Saarland
No 2026 election tracked
Saxony
No 2026 election tracked
Saxony-Anhalt
6 Sep · Held

The AfD, led by Ulrich Siegmund, won the most votes and seats (43.9%, 39 of 83 seats) — the first time the AfD has become the largest party in any German state election. The governing CDU collapsed to 17.2% (15 seats, down from 40). The AfD fell short of the 42 seats needed for an outright majority, so government formation remained undecided as of the count.

Schleswig-Holstein
No 2026 election tracked
Thuringia
No 2026 election tracked