1929 Thuringian state election

The 1929 Thuringia state election was held on 8 December 1929 to elect the 53 members of the Landtag of Thuringia.

After the election, as the price for joining the coalition government of the Land (state) of Thuringia, the Nazi Party NSDAP received the state ministries of the Interior and Education. On 23 January 1930, Wilhelm Frick was appointed to these ministries, becoming the first Nazi to hold a ministerial-level post at any level in Germany.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	258,042	32.30	18	0
	Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party	131,214	16.43	9	New
	Nazi Party	90,159	11.29	6	+4
	Communist Party of Germany	85,209	10.67	6	–2
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	76,535	9.58	6	+1
	German People's Party	70,567	8.83	5	New
	German National People's Party	31,736	3.97	2	New
	German Democratic Party	23,393	2.93	1	–1
	Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)	12,222	1.53	0	New
	Centre Party	9,651	1.21	0	New
	Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation	9,631	1.21	0	New
	German House and Property Owners' Party	427	0.05	0	New
Total		798,786	100.00	53	–3
Valid votes		798,786	98.98
Invalid/blank votes		8,200	1.02
Total votes		806,986	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,078,129	74.85
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, Elections in Germany