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Parties Lock In Local Slates Across Upper Bavaria for March 2026 Municipal Elections

Fresh tickets spotlight development, housing, services as campaigns shift from nominations to voter outreach.

Overview

  • The CSU district association in Bad Tölz–Wolfratshausen unveiled a 60-candidate Kreistag slate led by Landrat contender Thomas Holz, winning 97% delegate approval and setting a goal to stay the strongest bloc and retake the Landrat post.
  • Bad Heilbrunn’s CSU unanimously re-nominated incumbent Thomas Gründl for a fourth term and approved a 16-person council list, with priorities including the Ortsmitte redevelopment, new housing, medical services, childcare and a digital town hall.
  • The SPD in Bad Tölz nominated Michael Ernst for mayor and filed a full 24-person Stadtratsliste, centering its platform on municipal housing with cooperative models to secure fair rents.
  • The Wählergemeinschaft Wolfersdorf chose Harald Gmeiner as its mayoral candidate by 106–1–5 despite his CSU membership, emphasizing Ortsentwicklung, quicker housing delivery and protection of farmers’ interests.
  • Herrsching’s Bürgergemeinschaft (BGH) presented a complete 24-candidate list after earlier naming Karin Casaretto with the Greens for mayor, seeking to grow beyond its current four council seats.