# 2002 Gmina Brzeźnica mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo lubuskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie.md) / [powiat żagański](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/powiat-zaganski.md) / [Brzeźnica](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica.md), October 27, 2002

Józef Balak led with 41.4% of the vote, 7.5 points ahead of Gabriela Henryka Podgórna.

> Candidate votes for the gmina as the Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze's candidate file prints them, with valid votes as the file prints them for the gmina. Electors, ballots cast (głosy oddane), and valid votes are as the file prints them for the gmina, and invalid is the ballots cast less the valid votes.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 27, 2002

- Józef Balak, 41.4% (Advanced)
- Gabriela Henryka Podgórna, 33.9% (Advanced)
- Zygmunt Stanisław Sójka, 19.8%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica/2002-11-10-runoff/mayor.md), November 10, 2002

- Józef Balak, 50.4% (Elected)
- Gabriela Henryka Podgórna, 49.6%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Józef Balak | KWW Przyszłość | 707 | 41.4% | Advanced |
| Gabriela Henryka Podgórna | KW Stowarzyszenia Samorządność Gminy Brzeźnica | 579 | 33.9% | Advanced |
| Zygmunt Stanisław Sójka | KW Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego | 338 | 19.8% |  |
| Piotr Stolarz | KWW Prawo i Samorządność | 84 | 4.9% |  |

Valid votes: 1,708

Turnout: 61.2% (1,743 of 2,846 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Artur Romejko, 51.5%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Jerzy Adamowicz, 52.8%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Jerzy Adamowicz, 68.2%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Jerzy Adamowicz, 64.6%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/brzeznica/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Jerzy Adamowicz, 52.2%
- October 27, 2002: Józef Balak, 50.4%

## Also on the ballot in Poland on October 27, 2002

- [Assembly of Masovian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Greater Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lesser Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Łódź Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lower Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lublin Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lubusz Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Opole Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Podlaskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Subcarpathian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of West Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Local races across Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (3,895)

## Sources

- [Dane wyborcze: wybory wójtów, burmistrzów i prezydentów miast](https://danewyborcze.kbw.gov.pl/), Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze. License: Official public record, no license stated

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