# 2002 Chorzów mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [Chorzów](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow.md), October 27, 2002

Marek Kopel led with 47.3% of the vote, 29.5 points ahead of Grzegorz Adam Szpyrka.

> 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

- Marek Kopel, 47.3% (Advanced)
- Grzegorz Adam Szpyrka, 17.8% (Advanced)
- Zbigniew Marian Widera, 17.6%

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

- Marek Kopel, 63.3% (Elected)
- Grzegorz Adam Szpyrka, 36.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marek Kopel | KWW Koalicja Wspólny Chorzów | 14,790 | 47.3% | Advanced |
| Grzegorz Adam Szpyrka | KWW Platforma Prawa i Samorządności | 5,562 | 17.8% | Advanced |
| Zbigniew Marian Widera | KWW SOS Chorzów Społeczna Odnowa Samorządowa | 5,515 | 17.6% |  |
| Krystian Kostka | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 3,409 | 10.9% |  |
| Andrzej Sławiński | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 1,526 | 4.9% |  |
| Andrzej Ślipko | KW Alternatywa Partia Pracy | 467 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 31,269

Turnout: 33.7% (31,828 of 94,483 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Szymon Mateusz Michałek, 54.7%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Andrzej Jerzy Kotala, 65.0%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Andrzej Jerzy Kotala, 50.8%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Andrzej Jerzy Kotala, 50.6%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Marek Kopel, 57.4%
- October 27, 2002: Marek Kopel, 63.3%

## 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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