# 2002 Gmina Wąchock mayoral election, second round

[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), November 10, 2002

Bożena Markiewicz won with 57.2% of the vote, 14.4 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](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2002-10-27-local/mayor.md), October 27, 2002

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

### Second round, 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 | 1,995 | 57.2% | Elected |
| Sylwester Wojciech Miernik | KWW Skromność Wiedza Uczciwość | 1,492 | 42.8% |  |

Valid votes: 3,487

Turnout: 60.4% (3,531 of 5,847 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 21, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2024-04-21-runoff/mayor.md): Robert Mariusz Janus, 54.7%
- [November 26, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/swietokrzyskie/wachock/2006-11-26-runoff/mayor.md): Jarosław Jacek Samela, 62.3%
- November 10, 2002: Bożena Markiewicz, 57.2%

## Also on the ballot in Poland on November 10, 2002

- [Local races across Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (1,201)

## 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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