Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg

Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg is located in southwestern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district as well as the Limburg-Weilburg district excluding the municipalities of Beselich, Löhnberg, Mengerskirchen, Merenberg, Runkel, Villmar, Weilburg, Weilmünster, and Weinbach.

Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg was created in 1949, then known as Limburg. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 12 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 137. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 135. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 179. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 178. From the 2025 election, it has been number 177.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Rheingaukreis, Untertaunuskreis, and Limburg. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Arndgen from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by Benno Erhard from 1965 to 1987. Michael Jung then served from 1987 to 1998. Klaus-Peter Willsch was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Klaus-Peter Willsch

|votes = 66,650

|percentage = 36.8

|change = {{increase}} 6.6

|party votes = 60,697

|party percent = 33.4

|party change = {{increase}} 7.4

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{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Martin Rabanus

|votes = 40,099

|percentage = 22.1

|change = {{decrease}} 6.4

|party votes = 30,839

|party percent = 17.0

|party change = {{decrease}} 8.7

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{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Jan Feser

|votes = 31,376

|percentage = 17.3

|change = {{increase}} 9.4

|party votes = 31,944

|party percent = 17.6

|party change = {{increase}} 9.1

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{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Ayse Asar

|votes = 19,472

|percentage = 10.8

|change = {{decrease}} 3.6

|party votes = 22,142

|party percent = 12.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 2.7

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Finn Köllner

|votes = 9,026

|percentage = 5.0

|change = {{increase}} 2.3

|party votes = 11,453

|party percent = 6.3

|party change = {{increase}} 3.1

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Alexander Müller

|votes = 7,660

|percentage = 4.2

|change = {{decrease}} 6.4

|party votes = 10,177

|party percent = 5.6

|party change = {{decrease}} 8.3

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance

|party votes = 6,731

|party percent = 3.7

|party change = New

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Human Environment Animal Protection Party

|party votes = 2,363

|party percent = 1.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Voters

|candidate = Jörg Leichhammer

|votes = 3,890

|percentage = 2.1

|change = {{decrease}} 1.4

|party votes = 2,174

|party percent = 1.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.8

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Volt Germany

|candidate = Niklas Debusmann

|votes = 2,888

|percentage = 1.6

|change = New

|party votes = 1,646

|party percent = 0.9

|party change = {{increase}} 0.4

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Die PARTEI

|party votes = 915

|party percent = 0.5

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Bündnis Deutschland

|party votes = 311

|party percent = 0.2

|party change = New

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Party of Humanists

|party votes = 148

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|party votes = 38

|party percent = <0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

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{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 1,725

|party votes = 1,208

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{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 181,061

|party votes = 181,578

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{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 182,786

|percentage = 84.2

|change = {{increase}} 6.1

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{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|loser =

|votes = 26,551

|percent = 14.7

|change = {{increase}} 13.0

}}

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Klaus-Peter Willsch

|votes = 51,318

|percentage = 30.2

|change = {{decrease}} 11.6

|party votes = 44,413

|party percent = 26.1

|party change = {{decrease}} 8.5

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Martin Rabanus

|votes = 48,441

|percentage = 28.5

|change = {{increase}} 3.2

|party votes = 43,708

|party percent = 25.6

|party change = {{increase}} 4.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Anna Lührmann

|votes = 24,418

|percentage = 14.4

|change = {{increase}} 7.4

|party votes = 25,328

|party percent = 14.9

|party change = {{increase}} 6.0

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Alexander Müller

|votes = 18,126

|percentage = 10.7

|change = {{increase}} 3.0

|party votes = 23,745

|party percent = 13.9

|party change = {{increase}} 0.7

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Marcus Resch

|votes = 13,547

|percentage = 8.0

|change = {{decrease}} 2.2

|party votes = 14,523

|party percent = 8.5

|party change = {{decrease}} 3.4

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Voters

|candidate = Bianka Rössler

|votes = 6,103

|percentage = 3.6

|change = {{increase}} 1.0

|party votes = 3,466

|party percent = 2.0

|party change = {{increase}} 1.0

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Zill Valentin

|votes = 4,563

|percentage = 2.7

|change = {{decrease}} 2.8

|party votes = 5,395

|party percent = 3.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 3.3

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Human Environment Animal Protection

|party votes = 2,772

|party percent = 1.6

|party change = {{increase}} 0.6

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Jens Meyer

|votes = 2,671

|percentage = 1.6

|change =

|party votes = 2,386

|party percent = 1.4

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Die PARTEI

|party votes = 1,357

|party percent = 0.8

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Volt Germany

|party votes = 830

|party percent = 0.5

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|party votes = 661

|party percent = 0.4

|party change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Team Todenhöfer

|party votes = 546

|party percent = 0.3

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box independent|

|candidate = Carsten Schlossbauer

|votes = 461

|percentage = 0.3

|change =

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Partei für Gesundheitsforschung

|party votes = 245

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance C – Christians for Germany

|candidate = Reinhard Seiler

|votes = 332

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

|party votes = 220

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|party votes = 195

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Party of Humanists

|party votes = 186

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = V-Partei3

|party votes = 178

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Ecological Democratic Party

|party votes = 159

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Liberal Conservative Reformers

|party votes = 55

|party percent = 0.0

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = Bündnis 21

|color = #E71F71

|party votes = 54

|party percent = 0.0

|party change =

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = German Communist Party

|party votes = 36

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|party votes = 24

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 2,267

|party votes = 1,765

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 169,980

|party votes = 170,482

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 172,247

|percentage = 78.1

|change = {{decrease}} 0.7

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|loser =

|votes = 2,877

|percent = 1.7

|change = {{decrease}} 14.8

}}

{{MMP election box begin

|title=Federal election (2017): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-6/wahlkreis-178.html Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg]

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Klaus-Peter Willsch

|votes = 71,555

|percentage = 41.8

|change = {{decrease}} 10.4

|party votes = 59,346

|party percent = 34.6

|party change = {{decrease}} 10.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Martin Rabanus

|votes = 43,427

|percentage = 25.3

|change = {{decrease}} 3.8

|party votes = 35,604

|party percent = 20.7

|party change = {{decrease}} 4.4

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Christine Anderson

|votes = 17,439

|percentage = 10.2

|change = {{increase}} 5.9

|party votes = 20,399

|party percent = 11.9

|party change = {{increase}} 6.0

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Alexander Müller

|votes = 13,053

|percentage = 7.6

|change = {{increase}} 5.3

|party votes = 22,650

|party percent = 13.2

|party change = {{increase}} 6.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Timo Müller

|votes = 12,020

|percentage = 7.0

|change = {{increase}} 1.4

|party votes = 15,273

|party percent = 8.9

|party change = {{increase}} 0.3

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Benno Pörtner

|votes = 9,394

|percentage = 5.5

|change = {{increase}} 1.6

|party votes = 11,069

|party percent = 6.4

|party change = {{increase}} 1.9

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Human Environment Animal Protection

|party votes = 1,827

|party percent = 1.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Voters

|candidate = Georg Horz

|votes = 4,450

|percentage = 2.6

|change =

|party votes = 1,794

|party percent = 1.0

|party change = {{increase}} 0.3

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Die PARTEI

|party votes = 1,447

|party percent = 0.8

|party change = {{increase}} 0.5

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|party votes = 556

|party percent = 0.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 1.5

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|party votes = 443

|party percent = 0.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.7

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Basic Income Alliance

|party votes = 318

|party percent = 0.2

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = V-Partei³

|color = #99CC33

|party votes = 294

|party percent = 0.2

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = DM

|party votes = 265

|party percent = 0.2

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Ecological Democratic Party

|party votes = 238

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|party votes = 40

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = German Communist Party

|party votes = 32

|party percent = 0.0

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = BüSo

|party votes = 30

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 2,289

|party votes = 2,002

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 171,338

|party votes = 171,625

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 173,627

|percentage = 78.8

|change = {{increase}} 3.7

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|votes = 28,128

|percent = 16.5

|change = {{decrease}} 6.5

}}

{{MMP election box begin

|title=Federal election (2013): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2013/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-6/wahlkreis-178.html Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg]

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Klaus-Peter Willsch

|votes = 84,489

|percentage = 52.1

|change = {{increase}} 6.0

|party votes = 73,599

|party percent = 45.5

|party change = {{increase}} 8.2

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Martin Rabanus

|votes = 47,152

|percentage = 29.1

|change = {{increase}} 1.4

|party votes = 40,718

|party percent = 25.1

|party change = {{increase}} 2.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Cornelius Dehm

|votes = 9,119

|percentage = 5.6

|change = {{decrease}} 2.4

|party votes = 13,955

|party percent = 8.6

|party change = {{decrease}} 1.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Claus Manfred Winhard

|votes = 6,913

|percentage = 4.3

|change =

|party votes = 9,469

|party percent = 5.8

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Benno Pörtner

|votes = 6,300

|percentage = 3.9

|change = {{decrease}} 1.7

|party votes = 7,290

|party percent = 4.5

|party change = {{decrease}} 2.1

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Alexander Müller

|votes = 3,726

|percentage = 2.3

|change = {{decrease}} 8.4

|party votes = 10,139

|party percent = 6.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 12.4

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|candidate = Axel Schwenk

|votes = 2,869

|percentage = 1.8

|change =

|party votes = 2,884

|party percent = 1.8

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.2

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Lukas Keiner

|votes = 1,464

|percentage = 0.9

|change = {{steady}} 0.0

|party votes = 1,476

|party percent = 0.9

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Free Voters

|party votes = 1,126

|party percent = 0.7

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Die PARTEI

|party votes = 611

|party percent = 0.4

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = The Republicans (Germany)

|party votes = 302

|party percent = 0.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.5

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = PRO

|party votes = 189

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Socialist Equality Party (Germany)

|party votes = 67

|party percent = 0.0

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = BüSo

|party votes = 57

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|party votes = 42

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 3,756

|party votes = 3,864

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 162,032

|party votes = 161,924

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 165,788

|percentage = 75.1

|change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|votes = 37,337

|percent = 23.0

|change = {{increase}} 4.6

}}

{{MMP election box begin

|title=Federal election (2009): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[https://web.archive.org/web/20110617081543/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/de/bundestagswahlen/BTW_BUND_09/ergebnisse/wahlkreisergebnisse/l06/wk178/ Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg]

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Klaus-Peter Willsch

|votes = 75,224

|percentage = 46.1

|change = {{decrease}} 1.4

|party votes = 60,875

|party percent = 37.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 2.6

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Martin Rabanus

|votes = 45,127

|percentage = 27.7

|change = {{decrease}} 8.9

|party votes = 36,352

|party percent = 22.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 9.6

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Alexander Müller

|votes = 17,463

|percentage = 10.7

|change = {{increase}} 5.3

|party votes = 30,530

|party percent = 18.7

|party change = {{increase}} 6.1

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Simon Lissner

|votes = 13,141

|percentage = 8.1

|change = {{increase}} 2.9

|party votes = 17,210

|party percent = 10.5

|party change = {{increase}} 1.7

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Adolf Knapp

|votes = 9,066

|percentage = 5.6

|change = {{increase}} 2.4

|party votes = 10,853

|party percent = 6.6

|party change = {{increase}} 2.6

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|party votes = 3,199

|party percent = 2.0

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Human Environment Animal Protection

|party votes = 1,665

|party percent = 1.0

|party change = {{increase}} 0.3

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Republicans (Germany)

|candidate = Klaus Opitz

|votes = 1,603

|percentage = 1.0

|change = {{increase}} 0.1

|party votes = 1,133

|party percent = 0.7

|party change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Daniela Vrankaj

|votes = 1,432

|percentage = 0.9

|change = {{decrease}} 0.4

|party votes = 1,490

|party percent = 0.9

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = BüSo

|party votes = 174

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = German People's Union

|party votes = 106

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|party votes = 32

|party percent = 0.0

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 3,400

|party votes = 2,837

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 163,056

|party votes = 163,619

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 166,456

|percentage = 75.2

|change = {{decrease}} 4.4

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|votes = 30,097

|percent = 18.4

|change = {{increase}} 7.4

}}

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{{Electoral districts of Hesse}}

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