The open mayoral seat in Göttingen features a four-candidate field ahead of the September 13 first-round vote, with no incumbent advantage and a potential runoff on September 27 if no one secures an outright majority. Official ballot approval in July confirmed Onyeka Oshionwu (Greens, backed by Volt), Florian Dinger (SPD), Ehsan Kangarani (CDU, supported by FDP), and Thomas Goes (Left), following nominations completed in late 2025 and early 2026. Recent candidate forums have focused on housing affordability, city finances, climate measures, and citizen participation, revealing policy differences without producing decisive momentum shifts. The university city's younger, progressive-leaning electorate, combined with vote fragmentation across established parties, sustains tight implied probabilities as traders weigh turnout patterns and second-preference flows. No major late developments have altered the competitive balance in the closing days.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedOnyeka Oshionwu 46%
Florian Dinger 44%
Ehsan Kangarani 13%
Thomas Goes <1%
NEW
NEW
Sep 13, 2026
Onyeka Oshionwu
46%
Florian Dinger
44%
Ehsan Kangarani
13%
Thomas Goes
1%
Onyeka Oshionwu 46%
Florian Dinger 44%
Ehsan Kangarani 13%
Thomas Goes <1%
NEW
NEW
Sep 13, 2026
Onyeka Oshionwu
$1,519 Vol.
46%
Florian Dinger
$4,103 Vol.
44%
Ehsan Kangarani
$328 Vol.
13%
Thomas Goes
$409 Vol.
1%
The next Göttingen mayoral election is scheduled to be held on September 13, 2026, to elect the mayor of Göttingen, Germany (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Göttingen). A runoff election is scheduled for September 27, 2026, if no candidate receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who becomes the next mayor of Göttingen as a result of this election.
Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors will not be considered.
If the result of this election isn't known by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “Other.”
The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting; however, if there is any ambiguity in the results, this market will resolve according to official information from the Stadt Göttingen, including its election office and municipal election committee.The open mayoral seat in Göttingen features a four-candidate field ahead of the September 13 first-round vote, with no incumbent advantage and a potential runoff on September 27 if no one secures an outright majority. Official ballot approval in July confirmed Onyeka Oshionwu (Greens, backed by Volt), Florian Dinger (SPD), Ehsan Kangarani (CDU, supported by FDP), and Thomas Goes (Left), following nominations completed in late 2025 and early 2026. Recent candidate forums have focused on housing affordability, city finances, climate measures, and citizen participation, revealing policy differences without producing decisive momentum shifts. The university city's younger, progressive-leaning electorate, combined with vote fragmentation across established parties, sustains tight implied probabilities as traders weigh turnout patterns and second-preference flows. No major late developments have altered the competitive balance in the closing days.
The next Göttingen mayoral election is scheduled to be held on September 13, 2026, to elect the mayor of Göttingen, Germany (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Göttingen). A runoff election is scheduled for September 27, 2026, if no candidate receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who becomes the next mayor of Göttingen as a result of this election.
Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors will not be considered.
If the result of this election isn't known by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “Other.”
The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting; however, if there is any ambiguity in the results, this market will resolve according to official information from the Stadt Göttingen, including its election office and municipal election committee.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who becomes the next mayor of Göttingen as a result of this election.
Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors will not be considered.
If the result of this election isn't known by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “Other.”
The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting; however, if there is any ambiguity in the results, this market will resolve according to official information from the Stadt Göttingen, including its election office and municipal election committee.
Market Opened: Sep 3, 2026, 8:33 PM ET
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0x69c47De9D...The next Göttingen mayoral election is scheduled to be held on September 13, 2026, to elect the mayor of Göttingen, Germany (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Göttingen). A runoff election is scheduled for September 27, 2026, if no candidate receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who becomes the next mayor of Göttingen as a result of this election.
Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors will not be considered.
If the result of this election isn't known by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “Other.”
The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting; however, if there is any ambiguity in the results, this market will resolve according to official information from the Stadt Göttingen, including its election office and municipal election committee.The open mayoral seat in Göttingen features a four-candidate field ahead of the September 13 first-round vote, with no incumbent advantage and a potential runoff on September 27 if no one secures an outright majority. Official ballot approval in July confirmed Onyeka Oshionwu (Greens, backed by Volt), Florian Dinger (SPD), Ehsan Kangarani (CDU, supported by FDP), and Thomas Goes (Left), following nominations completed in late 2025 and early 2026. Recent candidate forums have focused on housing affordability, city finances, climate measures, and citizen participation, revealing policy differences without producing decisive momentum shifts. The university city's younger, progressive-leaning electorate, combined with vote fragmentation across established parties, sustains tight implied probabilities as traders weigh turnout patterns and second-preference flows. No major late developments have altered the competitive balance in the closing days.
The next Göttingen mayoral election is scheduled to be held on September 13, 2026, to elect the mayor of Göttingen, Germany (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Göttingen). A runoff election is scheduled for September 27, 2026, if no candidate receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who becomes the next mayor of Göttingen as a result of this election.
Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors will not be considered.
If the result of this election isn't known by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “Other.”
The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting; however, if there is any ambiguity in the results, this market will resolve according to official information from the Stadt Göttingen, including its election office and municipal election committee.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who becomes the next mayor of Göttingen as a result of this election.
Temporary, interim, or placeholder mayors will not be considered.
If the result of this election isn't known by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “Other.”
The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting; however, if there is any ambiguity in the results, this market will resolve according to official information from the Stadt Göttingen, including its election office and municipal election committee.
Volume
$6,359End Date
Sep 13, 2026Market Opened
Sep 3, 2026, 8:33 PM ETResolver
0x69c47De9D...The open mayoral seat in Göttingen features a four-candidate field ahead of the September 13 first-round vote, with no incumbent advantage and a potential runoff on September 27 if no one secures an outright majority. Official ballot approval in July confirmed Onyeka Oshionwu (Greens, backed by Volt), Florian Dinger (SPD), Ehsan Kangarani (CDU, supported by FDP), and Thomas Goes (Left), following nominations completed in late 2025 and early 2026. Recent candidate forums have focused on housing affordability, city finances, climate measures, and citizen participation, revealing policy differences without producing decisive momentum shifts. The university city's younger, progressive-leaning electorate, combined with vote fragmentation across established parties, sustains tight implied probabilities as traders weigh turnout patterns and second-preference flows. No major late developments have altered the competitive balance in the closing days.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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