# 2010 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), November 21, 2010

Marek Stanisław Kopel led with 45.1% of the vote, 23.7 points ahead of Andrzej Jerzy Kotala.

> 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. Valid votes come from the Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze's gmina turnout file (2010-frekw-wbp-gm.xls).

## Rounds

### Round 1, November 21, 2010

- Marek Stanisław Kopel, 45.1% (Advanced)
- Andrzej Jerzy Kotala, 21.4% (Advanced)
- Maria Teresa Nowak, 17.7%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-12-05-runoff/mayor.md), December 5, 2010

- Andrzej Jerzy Kotala, 50.6% (Elected)
- Marek Stanisław Kopel, 49.4%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marek Stanisław Kopel | KOMITET WYBORCZY WYBORCÓW KOALICJA WSPÓLNY CHORZÓW | 15,084 | 45.1% | Advanced |
| Andrzej Jerzy Kotala | Komitet Wyborczy Platforma Obywatelska RP | 7,167 | 21.4% | Advanced |
| Maria Teresa Nowak | KOMITET WYBORCZY PRAWO I SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ | 5,927 | 17.7% |  |
| Jerzy Adam Bogacki | KOMITET WYBORCZY RUCH AUTONOMII ŚLĄSKA | 2,542 | 7.6% |  |
| Cezary Andrzej Stryjak | KOMITET WYBORCZY SOJUSZ LEWICY DEMOKRATYCZNEJ | 2,124 | 6.4% |  |
| Grzegorz Andrzej Tkacz | KOMITET WYBORCZY WYBORCÓW CHORZOWSKA INICJATYWA SAMORZĄDOWA | 572 | 1.7% |  |

Valid votes: 33,416

## 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2002-10-27-local/mayor.md): Marek Kopel, 63.3%

## Also on the ballot in Poland on November 21, 2010

- [Assembly of Masovian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Greater Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lesser Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Łódź Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lower Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lublin Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lubusz Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Opole Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Podlaskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Subcarpathian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of West Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (4)
- [Chorzów council](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local.md) (4)
- [Local races across Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2010-11-21-local.md) (25,488)

## Sources

- [Dane wyborcze: wybory wójtów, burmistrzów i prezydentów miast](https://danewyborcze.kbw.gov.pl/), Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze. License: Official public record, no license stated

## On the ballot in Chorzów

- 2010 Chorzów mayoral election
- [Chorzów council, constituency 1](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/council/1.md)
- [Chorzów council, constituency 2](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/council/2.md)
- [Chorzów council, constituency 3](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/council/3.md)
- [Chorzów council, constituency 4](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/council/4.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/chorzow/2010-11-21-local/mayor.json.