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Bavaria’s 2026 Local Elections Enter Campaign Phase as Parties and Citizen Groups Finalize Slates

With slates locked in across Bavaria, campaigns now pivot to local priorities from housing to town‑center upgrades.

Overview

  • CSU in Bad Tölz–Wolfratshausen approved a 60‑name Kreistag ticket led by Landrat candidate Thomas Holz with 97% delegate support, targeting retention of Kreistag dominance and a return to the Landrat office.
  • Bad Tölz SPD nominated Michael Ernst for mayor and fielded a full 24‑person Stadtrat list, campaigning on municipal housing, fair rents, traffic fixes and expanded public spaces.
  • Wolfersdorf’s Wählergemeinschaft chose Harald Gmeiner as its non‑partisan mayoral candidate with 106 of 112 valid votes and set a council list focused on Ortsentwicklung, faster housing delivery and support for local farmers.
  • Penzberg Greens presented 22 candidates with Kerstin Engel at list position 1 under the party’s women’s statute, while mayoral candidate Wolfgang Schweiger runs below the top slot.
  • Herrsching’s Bürgergemeinschaft unveiled a complete 24‑person list headed by Christiane Gruber after earlier agreeing with the Greens to back Karin Casaretto for mayor.