Onyeka Oshionwu holds a commanding lead in the Göttingen mayoral runoff market following her 41.4% finish in the September 13 first round, well ahead of Ehsan Kangarani’s 27.9% for the CDU. As the sitting deputy mayor and the Green candidate backed by Volt, she benefited from strong party performance in the simultaneous council election and the decision by the long-dominant SPD not to field an incumbent. The September 27 runoff pits her directly against Kangarani, with traders viewing the large first-round gap and her local profile as decisive. Late shifts remain possible through differential turnout or last-minute voter mobilization in the two-candidate contest, though the short timeline limits scope for major reversals.