# 2002 Gdańsk mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo pomorskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie.md) / [Gdańsk](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie/gdansk.md), October 27, 2002

Paweł Adamowicz led with 37.5% of the vote, 20.0 points ahead of Marek Stanisław Formela.

> 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

- Paweł Adamowicz, 37.5% (Advanced)
- Marek Stanisław Formela, 17.5% (Advanced)
- Bogdan Michał Borusewicz, 16.3%

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

- Paweł Adamowicz, 72.3% (Elected)
- Marek Stanisław Formela, 27.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paweł Adamowicz | KW Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 45,983 | 37.5% | Advanced |
| Marek Stanisław Formela | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 21,473 | 17.5% | Advanced |
| Bogdan Michał Borusewicz | KWW Obywatelski Komitet Bogdana Borusewicza | 20,036 | 16.3% |  |
| Jacek Olgierd Kurski | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 10,472 | 8.5% |  |
| Grzegorz Jan Strzelczyk | KWW i Sympatyków Lecha Kaczyńskiego Prawo i Samorządność | 8,604 | 7.0% |  |
| Stefan Jan Grabski | KWW Forum Bezpartyjnych | 8,164 | 6.7% |  |
| Janusz Tadeusz Pisarski | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 3,901 | 3.2% |  |
| Marian Czesław Szajna | KW Stowarzyszenia Nasz Gdańsk | 1,768 | 1.4% |  |
| Maria Bronisława Jagoda | KW Krajowej Partii Emerytów i Rencistów | 891 | 0.7% |  |
| Wojciech Podjacki | KWW Liga Obrony Suwerenności Polski | 806 | 0.7% |  |
| Paweł Piotr Chmielowiec | KW Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego | 643 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 122,741

Turnout: 34.6% (124,383 of 359,525 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie/gdansk/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Aleksandra Maria Dulkiewicz, 58.0%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie/gdansk/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz, 64.8%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie/gdansk/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz, 61.3%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie/gdansk/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz, 53.8%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/pomorskie/gdansk/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz, 60.9%
- October 27, 2002: Paweł Adamowicz, 72.3%

## 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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