# 2002 Starachowice mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo świętokrzyskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie.md) / [powiat starachowicki](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/powiat-starachowicki.md) / [Starachowice](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/starachowice.md), October 27, 2002

Sylwester Andrzej Kwiecień led with 35.8% of the vote, 19.8 points ahead of Zenon Krzeszowski.

> 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

- Sylwester Andrzej Kwiecień, 35.8% (Advanced)
- Zenon Krzeszowski, 16.0% (Advanced)
- Andrzej Sendecki, 14.0%

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

- Sylwester Andrzej Kwiecień, 68.1% (Elected)
- Zenon Krzeszowski, 31.9%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sylwester Andrzej Kwiecień | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 6,878 | 35.8% | Advanced |
| Zenon Krzeszowski | KWW Z. Krzeszowskiego | 3,070 | 16.0% | Advanced |
| Andrzej Sendecki | KWW Obywatelskie Porozumienie - Samorząd 2002 | 2,698 | 14.0% |  |
| Jolanta Nowak | KWW Partnerstwo i Rozwój | 2,204 | 11.5% |  |
| Krzysztof Bogdan Lipiec | KWW Wspólnota | 1,346 | 7.0% |  |
| Jarosław Potrzeszcz | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 1,084 | 5.6% |  |
| Tadeusz Jan Zieliński | KWW Obywatele dla Miasta | 1,025 | 5.3% |  |
| Lucjana Elżbieta Nowak | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 906 | 4.7% |  |

Valid votes: 19,211

Turnout: 43.8% (19,892 of 45,389 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/starachowice/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Marek Jerzy Materek, 66.0%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/starachowice/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Marek Jerzy Materek, 84.4%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/starachowice/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Marek Jerzy Materek, 58.5%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/starachowice/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Wojciech Bernatowicz, 64.1%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/starachowice/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Wojciech Bernatowicz, 55.3%
- October 27, 2002: Sylwester Andrzej Kwiecień, 68.1%

## 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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