Lord Mayor: 2031
Next election date: 2031
The Lord Mayor is elected for a term of six years. He/she is both Chairperson of the Magistrate and Head of Administration, i.e. the highest superior of all civil servants and employees of the City of Wiesbaden.
The election of the Lord Mayor is based on the principles of majority voting.
The candidate who receives an absolute majority of votes in the first ballot - more than half of all valid votes cast - is elected. If none of the candidates receives more than 50 percent of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will compete in a second run-off election.
The Lord Mayor of the state capital Wiesbaden has been Gert-Uwe Mende (SPD) since July 2, 2019. He was re-elected in a run-off election on March 30, 2025.
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Election office
Address
65185 Wiesbaden
Postal address
65029 Wiesbaden
Arrival
Notes on public transport
Public transportation: Bus stop Dern'sches Gelände, bus lines 1, 4, 5, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 27, 262.
Telephone
- +49 611 314501
- +49 611 314953
Opening hours
The postal voting office in the polling station is only staffed six weeks before each election, but the above telephone number can also be reached outside of election times.