The open mayoral race in Göttingen features four main candidates—Onyeka Oshionwu (Greens, backed by Volt), Ehsan Kangarani (CDU, supported by the FDP), Florian Dinger (SPD), and Thomas Goes (Left)—following incumbent Petra Broistedt’s decision not to seek another term. With the first-round vote set for September 13 and a possible runoff two weeks later, trader odds reflect broad uncertainty over fragmented voter preferences and local priorities such as municipal finances, housing, and climate policy. No major late developments, scandals, or polling releases have shifted momentum among the contenders in recent weeks, keeping implied probabilities clustered near even levels and sensitive to turnout patterns or last-minute endorsements.