Thomas Barth wins district election in Mainz-Bingen with a strong result!

Thomas Barth wins district election in Mainz-Bingen with a strong result!

The result of the district election in the Mainz-Bingen district has produced a clear new winner. Thomas Barth from the CDU won the runoff election against the SPD candidate Steffen Wolf, with a remarkable end result of 54.5 % for Barth and 45.5 % for Wolf. This reports SWR . However, the turnout was only 39 %, which is significantly subject compared to the first ballot, in which 81 % of those entitled to vote are significantly subject.

Barth's term of office begins on October 1st. He succeeds Dorothea Schäfer, who retires after eight years. In his first declaration after the election, Barth announced that he wanted to bring “fresh energy from outside” to the district administration. He plans to relieve companies and to make the administration lone.

goals and suggestions for the future

To achieve this, Barth wants to introduce easier and faster approval and administration procedures. He also works for more personal responsibility for the municipalities, especially in financial matters. The aim is not to increase the circular levy after it was last raised by 2.5 percentage points.

The primary elections for the district council also reflect the general political climate. In the Bundestag election, which took place at the same time, the CDU/CSU was able to obtain the two top positions with 20.6 % with 20.6 %, such as Rheinhessen News reported. The SPD, on the other hand, received only 16.4 % of the votes, which illustrates the challenge in front of which this party is facing.

overall context of the election

For the district election in the Mainz-Bingen district, there were a total of 166,361 eligible voters, of whom 134,674 made their vote. This led to 1,387 invalid voices and 133,287 valid voices. The counting of all 216 voting districts of the district election was completed at 11:30 p.m. Barth and Wolf had qualified in the first ballot with 38.2 % and 25 % of the votes, which led to a runoff election. These results underline the dynamic political landscape in Rhineland-Palatinate, which is characterized by high voter participations and clear differences between the parties.

The State Statistical Office analyzes and publishes the results of the elections, including details on voters, voters and the various voice shares. Information on this can also be found on the website of the state election manager here .