Overview
- Preliminary results published by the city show Keip with 13,942 votes versus 9,131 for incumbent Steffen Scheller.
- Voter turnout was 39.2% in the runoff for the city of Brandenburg an der Havel.
- Keip cleared the legal quorum requiring support from at least 15% of all eligible voters, surpassing the 8,986-vote threshold.
- The runoff followed a first round two weeks earlier with six candidates, when Keip led with 26.4% to Scheller’s 24.4% without an absolute majority.
- The city of about 74,000 elects its mayor for an eight-year term, and Scheller has held the office since 2018.