# 2002 Białystok mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo podlaskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie.md) / [Białystok](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/bialystok.md), October 27, 2002

Ryszard Tur led with 29.1% of the vote, 7.6 points ahead of Zbigniew Zenon Puchalski.

> 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

- Ryszard Tur, 29.1% (Advanced)
- Zbigniew Zenon Puchalski, 21.5% (Advanced)
- Marek Jan Kozłowski, 17.6%

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

- Ryszard Tur, 66.2% (Elected)
- Zbigniew Zenon Puchalski, 33.8%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryszard Tur | KWW Białostockie Porozumienie Prawicy | 21,663 | 29.1% | Advanced |
| Zbigniew Zenon Puchalski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 15,984 | 21.5% | Advanced |
| Marek Jan Kozłowski | KW Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | 13,071 | 17.6% |  |
| Edward Stanisław Łuczycki | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 5,068 | 6.8% |  |
| Antoni Mironowicz | KWW - Białoruski KW | 4,956 | 6.7% |  |
| Ewa Bończak-Kucharczyk | KWW Białostocka Unia Samorządowa | 4,143 | 5.6% |  |
| Jarosław Dziemian | KW Polskiej Unii Gospodarczej | 3,305 | 4.4% |  |
| Leon Żero | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 2,864 | 3.9% |  |
| Czesław Jakubowicz | KWW Godność i Praca | 1,440 | 1.9% |  |
| Leszek Bogdan Jawor | KWW Nasze Podlasie | 1,060 | 1.4% |  |
| Waldemar Krynicki | KWW Wspólna Inicjatywa - Polska Podlasie | 772 | 1.0% |  |

Valid votes: 74,326

Turnout: 34.5% (75,562 of 218,824 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/bialystok/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Tadeusz Truskolaski, 53.3%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/bialystok/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Tadeusz Truskolaski, 56.2%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/bialystok/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Tadeusz Truskolaski, 63.8%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/bialystok/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Tadeusz Truskolaski, 68.5%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/bialystok/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Tadeusz Truskolaski, 67.2%
- October 27, 2002: Ryszard Tur, 66.2%

## 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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