# 2002 Ostrów Mazowiecka mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo mazowieckie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie.md) / [powiat ostrowski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/powiat-ostrowski.md) / [Ostrów Mazowiecka](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka.md), October 27, 2002

Mieczysław Szymalski led with 35.0% of the vote, 12.7 points ahead of Zbigniew Marek Gałązka.

> 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 Szymalski, 35.0% (Advanced)
- Zbigniew Marek Gałązka, 22.3% (Advanced)
- Anna Józefa Bakuła, 15.3%

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

- Mieczysław Szymalski, 61.8% (Elected)
- Zbigniew Marek Gałązka, 38.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mieczysław Szymalski | KWW Razem | 3,001 | 35.0% | Advanced |
| Zbigniew Marek Gałązka | KWW Nasza Ostrów | 1,913 | 22.3% | Advanced |
| Anna Józefa Bakuła | KWW Miasto dla Obywateli - Anna Bakuła | 1,310 | 15.3% |  |
| Władysław Antoni Pasztaleniec | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 1,188 | 13.9% |  |
| Zygmunt Klepacki | KWW Silna Ostrów | 1,163 | 13.6% |  |

Valid votes: 8,575

Turnout: 51.0% (8,904 of 17,473 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Hubert Betlejewski, 58.4%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Jerzy Bauer, 53.8%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Jerzy Bauer, 52.1%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Władysław Krzyżanowski, 51.7%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Mieczysław Szymalski, 58.1%
- October 27, 2002: Mieczysław Szymalski, 61.8%

## 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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