# 2002 Zawiercie mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [powiat zawierciański](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/powiat-zawiercianski.md) / [Zawiercie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/zawiercie.md), October 27, 2002

Ryszard Mach led with 33.9% of the vote, 13.1 points ahead of Konrad Imielski.

> 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

- Ryszard Mach, 33.9% (Advanced)
- Konrad Imielski, 20.7% (Advanced)
- Roman Flak, 15.8%

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

- Ryszard Mach, 69.8% (Elected)
- Konrad Imielski, 30.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryszard Mach | KWW Niezależna Alternatywa Wyborcza | 5,603 | 33.9% | Advanced |
| Konrad Imielski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 3,428 | 20.7% | Advanced |
| Roman Flak | KWW Ruch Obywatelski | 2,609 | 15.8% |  |
| Ryszard Romuald Oleszczyk | KWW Praca i Sprawiedliwość w Zawierciu i Powiecie | 2,391 | 14.4% |  |
| Zofia Stanisława Wódka | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 1,437 | 8.7% |  |
| Zenon Torba | KWW Po Stronie Obywateli | 584 | 3.5% |  |
| Władysław Jan Pajda | KWW Jura 2002 r. | 495 | 3.0% |  |

Valid votes: 16,547

Turnout: 38.1% (17,121 of 44,882 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/zawiercie/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Anna Ewa Nemś, 56.2%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/zawiercie/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Łukasz Sebastian Konarski, 53.7%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/zawiercie/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Witold Bolesław Grim, 64.4%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/zawiercie/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Mach Ryszard Stefan, 53.8%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/zawiercie/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Mirosław Mazur, 51.1%
- October 27, 2002: Ryszard Mach, 69.8%

## 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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