In accordance with the Lower Saxony Local Election Act (NKWG), the following individuals and slates of candidates are eligible to run for office:

Election of the Mayor:

Frank Klingebiel (CDU), Tobias Bey (SPD), Patricia Mair (AfD), Holger Dahms (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Lars Tietjen (Die PARTEI), Ercan Kilic (Salzgitter First)

Salzgitter City Council:

SPD, CDU, AfD Lower Saxony, Greens, FDP, Die Linke, Free Voters, The PARTEI, BSW Lower Saxony, DAVA-Lower Saxony, DiBo, Independent Candidate Axel Kommander, Salzgitter First – Voters’ Association, Volt, Independent Candidate Björn Westphal

Local Councils:

SPD, CDU, AfD Lower Saxony, Greens, FDP, Die Linke, Free Voters, Die PARTEI, BSW Lower Saxony, DiBo, Independent Candidate Axel Kommander, Salzgitter First – Voters’ Association, Volt, Independent Candidate Björn Westphal, BL, DUG

The list of all approved candidates can be viewed in the Amtsblatt of the City of Salzgitter, Issue No. 21, dated July 27, 2026. The link is provided below.