# 2002 Suwałki mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo podlaskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie.md) / [Suwałki](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki.md), October 27, 2002

Józef Gajewski led with 47.8% of the vote, 25.1 points ahead of Jarosław Zieliński.

> 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

- Józef Gajewski, 47.8% (Advanced)
- Jarosław Zieliński, 22.6% (Advanced)
- Grzegorz Wołągiewicz, 11.9%

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

- Józef Gajewski, 63.6% (Elected)
- Jarosław Zieliński, 36.4%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Józef Gajewski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 9,591 | 47.8% | Advanced |
| Jarosław Zieliński | KWW Przymierze dla Suwałk | 4,543 | 22.6% | Advanced |
| Grzegorz Wołągiewicz | KWW Blok Samorządowy | 2,398 | 11.9% |  |
| Marek Domagała | KWW Rodzina - Dobro Wspólne | 1,084 | 5.4% |  |
| Józef Wierzbiński | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 967 | 4.8% |  |
| Bolesław Paszkiewicz | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 956 | 4.8% |  |
| Jerzy Ząbkiewicz | KW Samorządna Suwalszczyzna | 301 | 1.5% |  |
| Krzysztof Wałejko | KWW Bezpartyjni Niezależni | 240 | 1.2% |  |

Valid votes: 20,080

Turnout: 40.4% (20,381 of 50,398 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Czesław Renkiewicz, 65.7%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Czesław Renkiewicz, 63.1%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Czesław Renkiewicz, 63.6%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Czesław Renkiewicz, 71.3%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Józef Gajewski, 73.0%
- October 27, 2002: Józef Gajewski, 63.6%

## 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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