On Election Sunday, October 11, 2026, the preliminary results and the provisional final results will be broadcast on a stage with an LED screen in front of the Historic City Hall.

Together with Election Director Lara Karcher, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Fleckenstein and host Kai Wißmann will present the preliminary results and announce the provisional final result.

The votes will be counted immediately after the polling places close at 6:00 p.m. The first preliminary results from the individual precincts are expected around 7:30 p.m.

The interim results and the preliminary final results are available online at https://wahlergebnisse.komm.one/23/produktion/8317096/1/20261011/buergermeisterwahl_gemeinde/index.html.

The information provided above applies accordingly to any runoff election that may take place on October 25, 2026.