In the elections to the Bundestag in 2009, he got 60.7 percent of the primary votes and thus achieved the third best result in the whole Germany among all the deputies.
2009. aasta Bundestagi valimistel sai ta 60,7% esmastest häältest ning saavutas seega kogu Saksamaa ulatuses saadikutest paremuselt kolmanda tulemuse.