# 2002 Gozdnica 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) / [Gozdnica](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/gozdnica.md), October 27, 2002

Jan Piotrowiak led with 24.7% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Krzysztof Jarosz.

> 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

- Jan Piotrowiak, 24.7% (Advanced)
- Krzysztof Jarosz, 19.4% (Advanced)
- Zdzisław Franciszek Płaziak, 17.8%

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

- Jan Piotrowiak, 63.9% (Elected)
- Krzysztof Jarosz, 36.1%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Piotrowiak | KWW Osiedle | 384 | 24.7% | Advanced |
| Krzysztof Jarosz | KWW Budowlani | 301 | 19.4% | Advanced |
| Zdzisław Franciszek Płaziak | KWW Inicjatywa Społeczna Wspólnota Samorządowa | 276 | 17.8% |  |
| Henryk Jan Laskowski | KW Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego | 221 | 14.2% |  |
| Bogdan Gilka | KWW Razem Gozdnico | 173 | 11.1% |  |
| Piotr Zbigniew Sowiński | KWW Prawo i Samorządność | 119 | 7.7% |  |
| Grzegorz Augustyniak | KWW Realni Gozdnica 2002 | 80 | 5.1% |  |

Valid votes: 1,554

Turnout: 55.7% (1,588 of 2,849 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/gozdnica/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Krzysztof Jarosz, 66.7%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/gozdnica/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Krzysztof Jarosz, 89.3%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/gozdnica/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Krzysztof Jarosz, 52.8%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/gozdnica/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Zdzisław Franciszek Płaziak, 54.3%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/gozdnica/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Zdzisław Płaziak, 56.6%
- October 27, 2002: Jan Piotrowiak, 63.9%

## 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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