Hubert Oberhauser of the free voters won a relatively clear victory in the local elections. He remains the mayor of Egling.
Egling - It was 7.10 p.m. on Sunday evening when election manager Daniela Simon entered the wedding room in the town hall. No, this time it was not a question of two people making a covenant for life. It is simply a question of who will run the church in the next six years. The result, which she announced under the two old chandeliers: Hubert Oberhauser (free voters) remains in office. He won 65.3 percent of the vote, his challenger Florian Sperl (CSU) landed at 34.7 percent. This turned out to be a good loser and immediately congratulated Oberhauser on his relatively clear victory.
Despite Corona, there is a handshake
As great as the tension was: The election almost faded into the background when, between 6 and 7 p.m., the candidates with their families, as well as Second Mayor Josef Bail (United Citizenship) and Paul Miller (Free Voters and Board of Directors of Wendlstoana Thanning) met Rathaus wanted to get the results first hand. It was more a question of shaking hands in the face of Corona? Hubert Oberhauser only raised his hands in greeting when he came up the stairs. "You shouldn't," he said apologetically. Or whether the municipal council meeting will take place in two weeks. Or what else will come to the citizens in the next few days and what costs may remain in the community? Incidentally, the old and new town hall boss announced his election party in the inn of the same name next door. Sperl was already celebrating at Gasthaus Hansch, leaving everyone free to choose whether to come. Despite Corona, they both shook hands. The emotion was bigger than the current hygiene rules.
Voter turnout is 68 percent
Simon also presented more numbers. The group found out that out of the 4,397 Egling people with voting rights, exactly 2,999 made their cross. This corresponds to a turnout of 68 percent - very similar to six years ago. The proportion of postal voters this year was quite high at 2020. Roughly on the thumb: two thirds of the Eglingen had decided on the postal vote, only one third made a conservative way on Sunday to one of the seven ballot boxes in the old communities. As for the two candidates, Simon made the result a little more precise. The incumbent received 1935 votes, the young challenger 1027. That corresponds to 65.33 in the case of Oberhauser and 34.67 percent in the case of Sperls, if you want to say it to the hundredth. "So we have you another six years," said the manager to her boss. "This is based entirely on reciprocity," he replied quickly.
Challenger disillusioned with the result
Florian Sperl seemed a bit sobered by the result. In order to make himself known in Egling, he had gone to great lengths, made 78 appointments, went door to door, and had also shown himself on social media. "I wanted over 50 percent, too bad it didn't work out," he said. But the voter's vote should be respected. Hubert Oberhauser was delighted with the clear confirmation of his work and at the same time looked ahead: "We have a lot of work to do."
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