2008 Hessian state election

The 2008 Hessian state election was held on 27 January 2008 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Roland Koch lost its majority. The result of the election was extremely close but inconclusive, with the CDU winning just 3,500 votes (0.1%) more than the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Due to the entrance of The Left to the Landtag, neither the CDU–FDP or SPD–Green bloc garnered a majority. After a year of failed attempts to form government, a new election was held.

2008 Hesse state election
27 January 2008
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,742,959 (64.3%)
0.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Roland Koch Andrea Ypsilanti Jörg-Uwe Hahn
Party CDU SPD FDP
Last election 56 seats, 48.8% 33 seats, 29.1% 9 seats, 7.9%
Seats won 42 42 11
Seat change 14 9 2
Popular vote 1,009,775 1,006,263 258,550
Percentage 36.8% 36.7% 9.4%
Swing 12.0% 7.6% 1.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Tarek Al-Wazir Willi van Ooyen
Party Greens Left
Last election 12 seats, 10.1% Did not run
Seats won 9 6
Seat change 3 6
Popular vote 206,610 140,769
Percentage 7.5% 5.1%
Swing 2.6% 5.1%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election

Roland Koch
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Roland Koch
CDU

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