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They were considered favorites from the start, now it's decided: Maximilian Bieri (SPD) and Isabelle Hemsley (CDU) are going into the runoff election for the mayor's office in Hanau. But that was close.
Hanau – +++ 8:07 p.m.: In Hanau, all electoral districts have been counted and the decision has been made. As expected, there will be a runoff election between Mayor Maximilian Bieri and City Councilor Isabelle Hemsley. Although the SPD candidate scraped by an absolute majority, he ultimately did not achieve it.
Mayoral election in Hanau: runoff between Bieri and Hemsley
Nevertheless, he has a decent lead over his strongest competitor, who entered the race for the CDU. Bieri got 48.13 percent of the vote, Hemsley 35.67. Accordingly, the two will go into a runoff election on March 29th. Sascha Feldes (Greens) received 4.30 percent of the vote, Henrik Statz (FDP) 4.14 percent, Jochen Dohn (Die Linke) 3.48 percent and Khurrem Akhtar (Justice Party) 4.28 percent.
There are also signs of a success for the SPD in the election for the city council in the now independent Hanau, although narrower than in the mayoral election. According to 56 of 112 electoral districts counted, the SPD is with 31.33 percent ahead of the CDU with 28.77 percent. The third strongest force is currently the Greens (10.81 percent) ahead of the AfD (10.46 percent).
Update from March 15, 7:17 p.m.: Will there be a runoff election in Hanau or will SPD candidate Maximilian Bieri prevail in the first round? 96 of 112 electoral districts have been counted and Bieri is crawling ever closer to the magical 50 percent mark. He currently has 48.53 percent of the vote, Isabelle Hemsley has 35.16 percent of the vote. Voter turnout is currently just over 48 percent.
Election in Hanau: Six candidates want to become mayor
First report from March 15th, 6:54 p.m.: A total of six parties had candidates for the mayoral election Hanau has been an independent city for a few months sent. The favorites to succeed him are Mayor Maximilian Bieri (SPD) and city councilor Isabelle Hemsley (CDU). The other applicants come from the Greens (Sascha Feldes), the FDP (Henrik Statz), the Left (Jochen Dohn) and the Justice Party (Khurrem Akhtar).
After counting almost half of the 112 electoral districts, the SPD candidate and incumbent mayor Maximilian Bieri is in the lead with 47.64 percent, followed by Isabelle Hemsley with 36.65 percent. If this result remained, the two would go into a runoff election on March 29th. The other parties' candidates have so far each received between three and four percent of the vote.
Maximilian Bieri and the CDU city councilor Isabelle Hemsley had were already considered favorites to succeed Claus Kaminsky. The incumbent had announced in the summer that he wanted to relinquish his position early on September 30, 2026.
Maximilian Bieri is 35 years old, has a doctorate in mathematics and emphasized cooperation in his campaign. According to hr information, he describes himself as a “bridge builder between generations, topics and people”. Isabelle Hemsley, born in Hanau in 1989, is the city's head of public order and also sits on the executive board of the Hesse CDU.
