# 2002 Zakopane mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo małopolskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie.md) / [powiat tatrzański](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/powiat-tatrzanski.md) / [Zakopane](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/zakopane.md), October 27, 2002

Piotr Bąk led with 42.0% of the vote, 15.5 points ahead of Robert Kłak.

> 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

- Piotr Bąk, 42.0% (Advanced)
- Robert Kłak, 26.5% (Advanced)
- Andrzej Karpiel, 14.0%

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

- Piotr Bąk, 55.2% (Elected)
- Robert Kłak, 44.8%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Piotr Bąk | KW Klubu imienia Władysława Zamoyskiego w Zakopanem | 4,641 | 42.0% | Advanced |
| Robert Kłak | KWW Samorząd Tatrzański i Zakopiańczycy | 2,924 | 26.5% | Advanced |
| Andrzej Karpiel | KWW Jedność Tatrzańska 2002 | 1,545 | 14.0% |  |
| Jan Gluc | KWW Tatrzański Klub Niezależnych 2002 | 1,135 | 10.3% |  |
| Marek Franciszek Kozioł | KW Stowarzyszenia Ruch na Rzecz Rozwoju Powiatu Tatrzańskiego Sojusz Lewicy Zakopiańskiej w Zakopanem | 468 | 4.2% |  |
| Roman Jan Krzysiak | Bezpartyjny KWW Samoobrona Tatrzańska | 335 | 3.0% |  |

Valid votes: 11,048

Turnout: 49.8% (11,346 of 22,770 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/zakopane/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Łukasz Mariusz Filipowicz, 63.2%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/zakopane/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Leszek Dorula, 56.5%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/zakopane/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Leszek Dorula, 56.9%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/zakopane/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Janusz Wojciech Majcher, 61.1%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/zakopane/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Janusz Wojciech Majcher, 60.9%
- October 27, 2002: Piotr Bąk, 55.2%

## 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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