# 2002 Tarnów mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo małopolskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie.md) / [Tarnów](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/tarnow-tarnow.md), October 27, 2002

Mieczysław Bień led with 32.1% of the vote, 10.4 points ahead of Józef Rojek.

> 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

- Mieczysław Bień, 32.1% (Advanced)
- Józef Rojek, 21.7% (Advanced)
- Krzysztof Bazuła, 19.9%

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

- Mieczysław Bień, 60.7% (Elected)
- Józef Rojek, 39.3%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mieczysław Bień | KWW Nasz Dom Tarnów | 10,535 | 32.1% | Advanced |
| Józef Rojek | KWW Wspólnota Samorządowa Prawy Tarnów | 7,125 | 21.7% | Advanced |
| Krzysztof Bazuła | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 6,526 | 19.9% |  |
| Marek Ciesielczyk | KW Porozumienie Samorządowe Uczciwość | 4,945 | 15.1% |  |
| Krzysztof Józef Nowak | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 1,689 | 5.1% |  |
| Jolanta Knapik | KWW Razem | 1,382 | 4.2% |  |
| Eryk Kosoń | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 608 | 1.9% |  |

Valid votes: 32,810

Turnout: 35.7% (33,390 of 93,557 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/tarnow-tarnow/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Jakub Michał Kwaśny, 56.1%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/tarnow-tarnow/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Roman Stefan Ciepiela, 58.1%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/tarnow-tarnow/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Roman Stefan Ciepiela, 51.1%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/tarnow-tarnow/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Ryszard Aleksander Ścigała, 61.7%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/tarnow-tarnow/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Ryszard Aleksander Ścigała, 50.9%
- October 27, 2002: Mieczysław Bień, 60.7%

## 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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