# 2002 Bielsko-Biała mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [Bielsko-Biała](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bielsko-biala.md), October 27, 2002

Antoni Kobielusz led with 19.2% of the vote, 4.1 points ahead of Jacek Krywult.

> 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

- Antoni Kobielusz, 19.2% (Advanced)
- Jacek Krywult, 15.1% (Advanced)
- Zbigniew Jerzy Wawak, 14.9%

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

- Jacek Krywult, 66.1% (Elected)
- Antoni Kobielusz, 33.9%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antoni Kobielusz | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 9,906 | 19.2% | Advanced |
| Jacek Krywult | KWW Jacka Krywulta | 7,782 | 15.1% | Advanced |
| Zbigniew Jerzy Wawak | KWW Razem Polsce | 7,683 | 14.9% |  |
| Bogdan Traczyk | KW Stowarzyszenia Wspólnota Samorządowa w Bielsku-Białej | 6,971 | 13.5% |  |
| Adam Marek Wolak | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 4,952 | 9.6% |  |
| Dariusz Józef Moskała | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 4,256 | 8.3% |  |
| Janusz Władysław Okrzesik | KWW Unia dla Bielska-Białej | 3,757 | 7.3% |  |
| Jan Stanisław Chrząszcz | KWW o Prawo Sprawiedliwość w Bielsku-Białej | 3,621 | 7.0% |  |
| Ryszard Śliwiński | KWW Bielsko-Biała - Wspólny Dom | 1,428 | 2.8% |  |
| Roman Chomicki | KWW Obrona Polskiej Ziemi, Przemysłu i Handlu | 449 | 0.9% |  |
| Jan Mucha | KWW Bezpartyjny KW | 403 | 0.8% |  |
| Marek Nowotarski | KW Stronnictwo Demokratyczne | 292 | 0.6% |  |

Valid votes: 51,500

Turnout: 38.1% (53,333 of 139,863 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bielsko-biala/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Jarosław Jan Klimaszewski, 63.9%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bielsko-biala/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Jarosław Jan Klimaszewski, 55.5%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bielsko-biala/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Jacek Edward Krywult, 59.9%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bielsko-biala/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Jacek Edward Krywult, 75.7%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/bielsko-biala/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Jacek Krywult, 68.7%
- October 27, 2002: Jacek Krywult, 66.1%

## 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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