# 2002 Gmina Bestwina mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [powiat bielski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/powiat-bielski.md) / [Bestwina](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bestwina.md), October 27, 2002

Anatol Faruga led with 41.2% of the vote, 14.4 points ahead of Antoni Grygierzec.

> 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

- Anatol Faruga, 41.2% (Advanced)
- Antoni Grygierzec, 26.8% (Advanced)
- Stefan Wodniak, 24.8%

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

- Anatol Faruga, 53.3% (Elected)
- Antoni Grygierzec, 46.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anatol Faruga | KWW Anatola Farugi Zgoda w Gminie | 1,565 | 41.2% | Advanced |
| Antoni Grygierzec | KWW Nasz Głos | 1,018 | 26.8% | Advanced |
| Stefan Wodniak | KWW Rodzina-Wspólnota | 942 | 24.8% |  |
| Jan Olejak | KWW Rozwój Rodzina Bezpieczeństwo | 272 | 7.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,797

Turnout: 50.5% (3,872 of 7,666 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bestwina/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Grzegorz Jacek Boboń, 56.1%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bestwina/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Artur Rafał Beniowski, 81.3%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bestwina/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Artur Rafał Beniowski, 84.0%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bestwina/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Stefan Roman Wodniak, 100.0%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bestwina/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Stefan Roman Wodniak, 50.8%
- October 27, 2002: Anatol Faruga, 53.3%

## 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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