# 2002 Racibórz mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [powiat raciborski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/powiat-raciborski.md) / [Racibórz](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/raciborz.md), October 27, 2002

Mirosław Lenk led with 35.1% of the vote, 9.3 points ahead of Jan Osuchowski.

> 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

- Mirosław Lenk, 35.1% (Advanced)
- Jan Osuchowski, 25.7% (Advanced)
- Marek Bugdol, 20.8%

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

- Jan Osuchowski, 54.0% (Elected)
- Mirosław Lenk, 46.0%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mirosław Lenk | KWW Ruch Samorządowy Racibórz 2000 | 5,970 | 35.1% | Advanced |
| Jan Osuchowski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 4,383 | 25.7% | Advanced |
| Marek Bugdol | KWW Forum Samorządowe Regionu Raciborskiego | 3,549 | 20.8% |  |
| Tomasz Bogumił Kusy | KWW Sprawiedliwy Racibórz | 1,018 | 6.0% |  |
| Ryszard Arkadiusz Frączek | KWW Inicjatywa Samorządowa Pojednanie | 771 | 4.5% |  |
| Marek Rapnicki | KWW Ruch Prawych Raciborzan | 718 | 4.2% |  |
| Krzysztof Andrzej Bugla | KWW Krzysztofa Bugli | 615 | 3.6% |  |

Valid votes: 17,024

Turnout: 37.0% (17,407 of 47,099 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/raciborz/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Jacek Piotr Wojciechowicz, 51.6%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/raciborz/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Dariusz Jerzy Polowy, 54.9%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/raciborz/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Mirosław Lenk, 53.9%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/raciborz/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Mirosław Lenk, 53.8%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/raciborz/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Mirosław Lenk, 51.4%
- October 27, 2002: Jan Osuchowski, 54.0%

## 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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