In Thuringia, once part of East Germany, the Left Party could outpoll the others, winning for the first time the chance to name a state premier (though the SPD and the Greens will not accept this).
One state west, severe weather in Oklahoma has been blamed for the deaths of nine people since late April and the governor says things could still get worse there.
During the President's trip to fire stricken areas on Saturday where he was joined by California's current governor and it's governor elect, the President's focus was more on working together to help those effected.
The governors of five states told people to stay home unless they worked in areas considered essential like law enforcement, sanitation, grocery and food production and of course medical care.
Louisiana's governor asked some hotels to provide rooms for people who lost their homes so they wouldn't have to risk catching coronavirus at a public shelter.
In a statement to CNN, TikTok vowed to defend the rights of its users in Montana, saying the governor has signed a bill that infringes on the First Amendment rights of people in the state.