Overview

• The independent 53-year-old civil engineer won the 31 August runoff with 56.93% against administrative specialist Sven Janisch, according to the municipality.
• She will serve an eight-year term, with election officials reporting that voting proceeded as planned.
• The mayor’s office had been unfilled since autumn 2023 after the previous officeholder resigned following a dispute with the council, during which Kurdirektorin Rieka Beewen handled duties.
• Mißmahl has flagged repairing the dilapidated outdoor pool and deciding the future of municipal properties as priorities, alongside established tourism and village development programs.
• In the 17 August first round she led with 34.33% to Janisch’s 29.77%, triggering the runoff after no candidate achieved a majority.