Editing Jena (section)

=== Mayor and city council ===
The first freely elected mayor after German reunification was [[Peter Röhlinger]] of the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP), who served from 1990 to 2006. In 2006 he was succeeded by [[Albrecht Schröter]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD). Schröter was defeated seeking re-election in 2018 by [[Thomas Nitzsche]] of the FDP, who has since served as mayor. The most recent mayoral election was held on 26 May 2024, with a runoff held on 9 June, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Thomas Nitzsche]]
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 13,185
| 25.3
| 30,835
| 61.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Kathleen Lützkendorf
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 8,012
| 15.4
| 19,028
| 38.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Jens Thomas
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 6,960
| 13.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Denny Jankowski
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 6,588
| 12.7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Stephan Wydra
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 6,274
| 12.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Johannes Schleußner
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 6,110
| 11.7
|-
| 
| align=left| Ulf Weißleder
| align=left| Citizens for Jena
| 3,913
| 7.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| 
| align=left| Peter Gutjahr
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 982
| 1.9
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 52,024
! 99.3
! 49,863
! 95.8
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 359
! 0.7
! 2,211
! 4.2
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 52,383
! 100.0
! 52,074
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 82,605
! 63.4
! 82,408
! 63.2
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.jena.de/de/oberbuergermeisterwahlen Wahlen Jena]
|}

The most recent city council election was held on 26 May 2024, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Lead candidate
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| align=left| Guntram Wothly
| 25,479
| 16.9
| {{increase}} 4.3
| 8
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| align=left| Jens Thomas
| 25,354
| 16.8
| {{decrease}} 3.6
| 8
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| align=left| Kathleen Lützkendorf
| 22,966
| 15.2
| {{decrease}} 4.2
| 7
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| align=left| Denny Jankowski
| 20,149
| 13.4
| {{increase}} 3.4
| 6
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| align=left| Johannes Schleußner
| 19,622
| 13.0
| {{increase}} 0.4
| 6
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| align=left| Thomas Nitzsche
| 13,590
| 9.0
| {{decrease}} 3.8
| 4
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens for Jena (BfJ)
| align=left| Jürgen Häkanson-Hall
| 10,456
| 6.9
| {{decrease}} 0.6
| 3
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]]
| align=left| Johanna Grenzer
| 7,843
| 5.2
| New
| 2
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens for Thuringia/[[Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany|dieBasis]]
| align=left| Peter Faesel
| 2,823
| 1.9
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Free Voters Jena
| align=left| Bertram Pelzer
| 2,452
| 1.6
| {{decrease}} 1.8
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 150,734
! 100.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid ballots
! 1,521
! 2.9
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=3| Total ballots
! 52,054
! 100.0
! 
! 46
! ±0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 82,605
! 63.0
! {{decrease}} 0.1
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=8| Source: [https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=KW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&wknr=053 Wahlen in Thüringen]
|}