Election proposals for Obertraubling: Who will be our mayor?

Election proposals for Obertraubling: Who will be our mayor?

On January 21, 2026, the municipality of Obertraubling announced the approved nominations for the local election, which will take place on March 8, 2026. This election affects both the election of the local councilors and the first mayor. The announcement is already attracting public attention as it introduces the candidates and the associated parties.

The election proposals were examined and approved by the election committee. The nominated candidates are:

• Simon Wagner, Gymnasiallehrer i.K., Gemeinderatsmitglied
• Sebastian Dettenkofer, Geschäftsleiter in Niedertraubling
• Kimberly Redpath, PR-Beraterin

The candidates represent various political parties, including the Christian Social Union in Bavaria e.V. (CSU), the FREIEN WÄHLER (FREIE WÄHLER) and ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS (GREENS).

Information about the election

The electoral committee responsible for the election points out that further information on voting will be published in a future election announcement. The election office is located at Josef-Bäumel-Platz 1, Landshuter Str. 8, 93083 Obertraubling. Information can also be found on the community homepage at www.obertraubling.de be retrieved.

Voters should also consider the procedure for allocating seats. Loud yourchoice.bayern.de This is done according to the calculation method according to Sainte-Laguë/Schepers. The total number of votes for the constituency proposals are divided by 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. The seats are then allocated to the nominations according to the highest division numbers. If the number of votes is the same, the higher number of votes of the person concerned will be taken into account, and in the event of a tie, the draw will be decided.

Example of seat distribution

The following example is helpful to illustrate how the process works: Assume that 20 municipal council seats are up for grabs in a municipality with 7,000 inhabitants. A total of 47,502 valid votes were cast. The distribution of seats could look like this:

This overview shows the outcome of the selection process and how the seats are distributed, which is important to voters.