# 2002 Gmina Chęciny mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo świętokrzyskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie.md) / [powiat kielecki](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/powiat-kielecki.md) / [Chęciny](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/checiny.md), October 27, 2002

Bogdan Józef Chabik led with 26.9% of the vote, 7.2 points ahead of Witold Stefan Pobocha.

> 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

- Bogdan Józef Chabik, 26.9% (Advanced)
- Witold Stefan Pobocha, 19.7% (Advanced)
- Ryszard Barwinek, 16.9%

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

- Witold Stefan Pobocha, 50.5% (Elected)
- Bogdan Józef Chabik, 49.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bogdan Józef Chabik | KWW Rozwój Gospodarczy Naszym Celem | 1,686 | 26.9% | Advanced |
| Witold Stefan Pobocha | KW Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego | 1,233 | 19.7% | Advanced |
| Ryszard Barwinek | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 1,055 | 16.9% |  |
| Anna Wojtyś | KWW Samorząd Ziemi Chęcińskiej | 767 | 12.3% |  |
| Sebastian Andrzej Stępień | KWW Wspólna Gmina | 518 | 8.3% |  |
| Marek Grzegorz Pełka | KWW Razem i Rozsądnie | 418 | 6.7% |  |
| Marian Gruszczyński | KWW Turystyczna Gmina | 349 | 5.6% |  |
| Piotr Ćwiek | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 235 | 3.8% |  |

Valid votes: 6,261

Turnout: 56.5% (6,363 of 11,253 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/checiny/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Robert Zbigniew Jaworski, 52.5%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/checiny/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Robert Zbigniew Jaworski, 54.9%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/checiny/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Robert Zbigniew Jaworski, 76.2%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/checiny/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Robert Zbigniew Jaworski, 86.7%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/checiny/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Robert Jaworski, 71.3%
- October 27, 2002: Witold Stefan Pobocha, 50.5%

## 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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