2004 Thuringian state election

2004 Thuringia state election
← 1999 13 June 2004 2009 →
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,958,401 Decrease 0.4%
Turnout1,010,578 (53.8%) Decrease 6.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dieter Althaus Bodo Ramelow Christoph Matschie
Party CDU PDS SPD
Last election 49 seats, 51.0% 21 seats, 21.3% 18 seats, 18.5%
Seats won 45 28 15
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 7 Decrease 3
Popular vote 434,088 263,717 146,297
Percentage 43.0% 26.1% 14.5%
Swing Decrease 8.0 pp Increase 4.8 pp Decrease 4.0 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Dieter Althaus
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Dieter Althaus
CDU

The 2004 Thuringian state election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Dieter Althaus retained its majority and continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Dieter Althaus 51.0%
49 / 88
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus 		Democratic socialism Bodo Ramelow 21.3%
21 / 88
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Christoph Matschie 18.5%
18 / 88

Opinion polling

Date Polling Firm CDU PDS SPD Grüne FDP Others Lead
13 Jun 2004 2004 state election 43.0 26.1 14.5 4.5 3.6 8.3 16.9
3 Jun IfM 49.0 21.0 20.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 28.0
1-3 Jun FGW 44.0 21.0 22.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 22.0
29 May-3 Jun Infratest dimap 45.0 22.0 20.0 4.5 4.0 4.5 23.0
25–29 May aproxima 42.0 21.0 24.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 18.0
25–29 May Infratest dimap 45.0 21.0 21.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 24.0
26–28 May Forsa 43.0 23.0 20.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 20.0
30 Apr aproxima 45.0 20.0 23.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 22.0
18-23 Mar Infratest dimap 48.0 20.0 21.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 27.0
17-23 Mar aproxima 45.0 21.0 24.0 7.0 3.0 0.0 21.0
9 Mar aproxima 42.0 22.0 23.0 7.0 6.0 0.0 19.0
28 Feb IfM 50.0 18.0 19.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 31.0
2004
6 Dec apropro! 43.0 22.0 24.0 6.0 5.0 0.0 19.0
8 Nov apropro! 45.0 19.0 23.0 8.0 4.0 1.0 22.0
16 Oct IfM 55.0 15.0 22.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 33.0
18 Jul IfM 45.0 15.0 28.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 17.0
5 Jul apropro! 38.0 18.0 31.0 8.0 4.0 1.0 7.0
20 Jun Projekt Contor 45.0 17.0 25.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 20.0
8 Apr IfM 41.0 16.0 31.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 10.0
8 Mar apropro! 41.0 19.0 26.0 7.0 6.0 1.0 15.0
24 Jan IfM 48.0 15.0 26.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 22.0
2003
22 Oct IfM 39.0 11.5 41.0 4.5 2.0 2.0 2.0
22 Sep 2002 2002 federal election 29.4 17.0 39.9 4.3 5.9 3.6 10.5
9 Jul IfM 43.0 19.0 29.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 14.0
22 Apr apropro! 42.0 20.0 27.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 15.0
20 Apr IfM 42.0 20.0 27.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 15.0
2002
21 Dec IfM 41.0 21.0 30.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 11.0
3 Nov apropro! 34.0 27.0 30.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 4.0
27 Oct IfM 39.0 21.0 32.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 7.0
10 Jul IfM 46.0 23.0 23.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 23.0
2001
2000
12 Sep 1999 1999 state election 51.0 21.3 18.5 1.9 1.1 6.1 29.7

Election result

Summary of the 13 June 2004 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)434,08842.95Decrease 8.045Decrease 4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)263,71726.10Increase 4.828Increase 7
Social Democratic Party (SPD)146,29714.48Decrease 4.015Decrease 3
Alliance '90/The Greens (Grüne)45,6494.52Increase 2.60Steady
Free Democratic Party (FDP)36,4833.61Increase 2.50Steady
Free Voters (FW)26,3022.60Increase 2.60Steady
The Republicans (REP)19,7971.96Increase 1.20Steady
National Democratic Party (NPD)15,6951.55Increase 1.40Steady
Others22,5502.230Steady
Total1,010,578100.00–88–
Popular Vote
CDU
 
 42.95%
PDS
 
 26.10%
SPD
 
 14.48%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 4.52%
FDP
 
 3.61%
FW
 
 2.60%
REP
 
 1.96%
NPD
 
 1.55%
Other
 
 2.23%
Landtag seats
CDU
 
 51.14%
PDS
 
 31.82%
SPD
 
 17.05%

Sources