# 2002 Sosnowiec mayoral election

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

Kazimierz Górski led with 49.9% of the vote, 25.3 points ahead of Karol Piotr Winiarski.

> 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

- Kazimierz Górski, 49.9% (Advanced)
- Karol Piotr Winiarski, 24.6% (Advanced)
- Wilhelm Zych, 15.0%

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

- Kazimierz Górski, 56.2% (Elected)
- Karol Piotr Winiarski, 43.8%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kazimierz Górski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 21,845 | 49.9% | Advanced |
| Karol Piotr Winiarski | KWW Platforma Sprawiedliwości i Wolności z Karolem Winiarskim dla Sosnowca | 10,762 | 24.6% | Advanced |
| Wilhelm Zych | KWW Porozumienie Samorządowe Sojusz dla Sosnowca | 6,587 | 15.0% |  |
| Marek Sekuła | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 4,618 | 10.5% |  |

Valid votes: 43,812

Turnout: 23.6% (45,035 of 190,440 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/sosnowiec/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Arkadiusz Janusz Chęciński, 62.3%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/sosnowiec/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Arkadiusz Janusz Chęciński, 66.7%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/sosnowiec/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Arkadiusz Janusz Chęciński, 63.2%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/sosnowiec/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Kazimierz Tomasz Górski, 53.3%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/sosnowiec/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Kazimierz Górski, 51.7%
- October 27, 2002: Kazimierz Górski, 56.2%

## 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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