# 2002 Ostrołęka mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo mazowieckie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie.md) / [Ostrołęka](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostroleka.md), October 27, 2002

Arkadiusz Czartoryski led with 38.6% of the vote, 17.5 points ahead of Ryszard Władysław Załuska.

> 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

- Arkadiusz Czartoryski, 38.6% (Advanced)
- Ryszard Władysław Załuska, 21.1% (Advanced)
- Maria Teresa Sulbińska, 16.3%

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

- Ryszard Władysław Załuska, 53.5% (Elected)
- Arkadiusz Czartoryski, 46.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arkadiusz Czartoryski | KWW Koalicja dla Ostrołęki | 7,218 | 38.6% | Advanced |
| Ryszard Władysław Załuska | KWW Twój Dom Ostrołęka - Ryszard Załuska | 3,940 | 21.1% | Advanced |
| Maria Teresa Sulbińska | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 3,042 | 16.3% |  |
| Jędrzej Jan Nowak | KW Agencji Rozwoju Regionu Mazowsza Północno-Wschodniego | 1,809 | 9.7% |  |
| Włodzimierz Paweł Kucharski | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 1,436 | 7.7% |  |
| Wiesław Piaściński | KWW Nasza Ostrołęka | 1,251 | 6.7% |  |

Valid votes: 18,696

Turnout: 45.8% (19,165 of 41,818 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostroleka/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Paweł Niewiadomski, 61.7%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostroleka/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Łukasz Kulik, 64.5%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostroleka/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Janusz Józef Kotowski, 53.6%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostroleka/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Janusz Józef Kotowski, 52.5%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostroleka/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Janusz Józef Kotowski, 68.3%
- October 27, 2002: Ryszard Władysław Załuska, 53.5%

## 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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