# 2002 Żary mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo lubuskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie.md) / [powiat żarski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/powiat-zarski.md) / [Żary](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/zary.md), October 27, 2002

Roman Mieczysław Pogorzelec led with 40.3% of the vote, 21.8 points ahead of Stanisław Krasko.

> 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

- Roman Mieczysław Pogorzelec, 40.3% (Advanced)
- Stanisław Krasko, 18.5% (Advanced)
- Barbara Irena Litewka, 15.4%

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

- Roman Mieczysław Pogorzelec, 64.9% (Elected)
- Stanisław Krasko, 35.1%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roman Mieczysław Pogorzelec | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 4,355 | 40.3% | Advanced |
| Stanisław Krasko | KWW Razem | 2,001 | 18.5% | Advanced |
| Barbara Irena Litewka | KWW Forum Samorządowe Miast i Gmin | 1,660 | 15.4% |  |
| Marek Andrzej Adamski | KWW Tobie i Miastu | 1,001 | 9.3% |  |
| Stanisław Tadeusz Wojtyła | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 754 | 7.0% |  |
| Bogdan Marek Hadryś | KWW Żarska Inicjatywa | 713 | 6.6% |  |
| Marian Adam Lewicki | KWW Bóg Honor Ojczyzna | 311 | 2.9% |  |

Valid votes: 10,795

Turnout: 35.7% (11,197 of 31,397 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/zary/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Edyta Magdalena Gajda, 67.2%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/zary/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Danuta Madej, 61.9%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/zary/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Danuta Madej, 51.7%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/zary/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Wacław Jan Maciuszonek, 51.0%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/lubuskie/zary/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Roman Mieczysław Pogorzelec, 51.3%
- October 27, 2002: Roman Mieczysław Pogorzelec, 64.9%

## 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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