# 2002 Opole mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo opolskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie.md) / [Opole](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie/opole.md), October 27, 2002

Ryszard Zembaczyński won with 66.0% of the vote, 42.5 points ahead of Piotr Synowiec.

> 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.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryszard Zembaczyński | KWW Ryszarda Zembaczyńskiego | 22,926 | 66.0% | Elected |
| Piotr Synowiec | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 8,167 | 23.5% |  |
| Danuta Humeniuk | KWW Wspólnota Prawe Miasto | 1,646 | 4.7% |  |
| Jan Tadeusz Butmankiewicz | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 1,186 | 3.4% |  |
| Stanisław Skakuj | KWW Obywatelski Komitet Opolszczyzny | 828 | 2.4% |  |

Valid votes: 34,753

Turnout: 35.7% (35,288 of 98,838 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie/opole/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Arkadiusz Wiśniewski, 75.5%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie/opole/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Arkadiusz Wiśniewski, 70.4%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie/opole/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Arkadiusz Wiśniewski, 67.7%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie/opole/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Ryszard Andrzej Zembaczyński, 51.3%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/opolskie/opole/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Ryszard Zembaczyński, 51.6%
- October 27, 2002: Ryszard Zembaczyński, 66.0%

## 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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