# 2002 Suwałki mayoral election, second round

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo podlaskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie.md) / [Suwałki](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki.md), November 10, 2002

Józef Gajewski won with 63.6% of the vote, 27.2 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](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2002-10-27-local/mayor.md), October 27, 2002

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

### Second round, 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 | 10,594 | 63.6% | Elected |
| Jarosław Zieliński | KWW Przymierze dla Suwałk | 6,065 | 36.4% |  |

Valid votes: 16,659

Turnout: 33.2% (16,779 of 50,467 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 21, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2024-04-21-runoff/mayor.md): Czesław Renkiewicz, 65.7%
- [November 30, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2014-11-30-runoff/mayor.md): Czesław Renkiewicz, 63.6%
- November 10, 2002: Józef Gajewski, 63.6%

## 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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2002-11-10-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/pl/podlaskie/suwalki-suwalki/2002-11-10-runoff/mayor.json.