Overview

• The June 29 by-election was triggered by Siegfried Sebastian Walch’s move to the Bundestag that disqualified his Landrat post.
• Turnout stood at 42.4% among roughly 143,000 eligible voters, yet none of the nine contenders crossed the 50% threshold.
• CSU candidate Martin Lackner received 32.9% of votes and Freie Wähler’s Andreas Danzer secured 20.1%.
• A runoff between Lackner and Danzer will be held on July 13 with a simple majority decision.
• The elected Landrat will serve until 2032 to synchronize the office’s term with Bavaria’s six-year municipal election cycle.