Political candidates announced for upcoming German regional elections

Several political candidates have been confirmed for upcoming elections in Germany. In the Wolfenbüttel district, the SPD has announced that Jan Schröder will run again for a direct mandate in the Lower Saxony state election scheduled for September 26, 2027. Schröder, who was elected to the state parliament in 2022, intends to continue his local engagement within constituency 9, which includes the city of Wolfenbüttel, the Samtgemeinde Sickte, and the municipality of Cremlingen.

In the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, candidates have been named for the district administrator election on June 6, 2027. Lutz Köhler of the CDU, currently the deputy district administrator, has been nominated to succeed Klaus Peter Schellhaas (SPD), who will not seek re-election. Köhler received 94.9 percent of the vote from delegates at the CDU district convention. Representing the SPD is social department head Christel Sprößler.