# 2002 Gmina Wąchock 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) / [Wąchock](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock.md), October 27, 2002

Bożena Markiewicz led with 43.1% of the vote, 13.3 points ahead of Sylwester Wojciech Miernik.

> 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

- Bożena Markiewicz, 43.1% (Advanced)
- Sylwester Wojciech Miernik, 29.7% (Advanced)
- Zdzisław Przygoda, 17.4%

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

- Bożena Markiewicz, 57.2% (Elected)
- Sylwester Wojciech Miernik, 42.8%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bożena Markiewicz | KWW Wspólnota Mieszkańców Samorząd 2002 | 1,497 | 43.1% | Advanced |
| Sylwester Wojciech Miernik | KWW Skromność Wiedza Uczciwość | 1,033 | 29.7% | Advanced |
| Zdzisław Przygoda | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 605 | 17.4% |  |
| Krzysztof Adam Janus | KWW Przyjazna Gmina | 216 | 6.2% |  |
| Rafał Leszek Stodulski | KWW Przywróćmy Normalność | 125 | 3.6% |  |

Valid votes: 3,476

Turnout: 60.6% (3,544 of 5,849 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Robert Mariusz Janus, 54.7%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Jarosław Jacek Samela, 51.2%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Jarosław Jacek Samela, 51.1%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Jarosław Jacek Samela, 51.6%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Jarosław Jacek Samela, 62.3%
- October 27, 2002: Bożena Markiewicz, 57.2%

## 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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