# 2002 Ostrów Mazowiecka mayoral election, second round

[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), November 10, 2002

Mieczysław Szymalski won with 61.8% of the vote, 23.5 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](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2002-10-27-local/mayor.md), October 27, 2002

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

### Second round, November 10, 2002

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mieczysław Szymalski | KWW Razem | 3,517 | 61.8% | Elected |
| Zbigniew Marek Gałązka | KWW Nasza Ostrów | 2,177 | 38.2% |  |

Valid votes: 5,694

Turnout: 33.2% (5,793 of 17,468 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 21, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2024-04-21-runoff/mayor.md): Hubert Betlejewski, 58.4%
- [November 4, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2018-11-04-runoff/mayor.md): Jerzy Bauer, 53.8%
- [November 30, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2014-11-30-runoff/mayor.md): Jerzy Bauer, 52.1%
- [December 5, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/mazowieckie/ostrow-mazowiecka/2010-12-05-runoff/mayor.md): Władysław Krzyżanowski, 51.7%
- November 10, 2002: Mieczysław Szymalski, 61.8%

## Also on the ballot in Poland on November 10, 2002

- [Local races across Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (1,201)

## 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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