2008 Hessian state election

2008 Hesse state election

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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,742,959 (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

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.