Overview

• Alexander Omar Kalouti (CDU) won Dortmund with 52.9 percent, ending the SPD’s hold on the office that dates back to 1946.
• In Duisburg, incumbent Sören Link (SPD) defeated AfD challenger Carsten Groß with 78.6 percent of the vote.
• Andrea Henze (SPD) prevailed in Gelsenkirchen with 66.9 percent, defeating AfD candidate Norbert Emmerich.
• Bochum elected Jörg Lukat, the joint SPD/Green candidate, with 64.7 percent; the city reported 39 percent turnout.
• Official local counts show the AfD failed to win any runoff across NRW, with participation notably higher in cities where the party reached the second round such as Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen.