# 2002 Gmina Ełk mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo warmińsko-mazurskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie.md) / [powiat ełcki](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/powiat-elcki.md) / [Ełk](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska.md), October 27, 2002

Bernard Walenciej led with 42.0% of the vote, 9.8 points ahead of Anna Iwaszko.

> 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

- Bernard Walenciej, 42.0% (Advanced)
- Anna Iwaszko, 32.2% (Advanced)
- Wiesław Zbigniew Stasiewicz, 25.8%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska/2002-11-10-runoff/mayor.md), November 10, 2002

- Bernard Walenciej, 65.3% (Elected)
- Anna Iwaszko, 34.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernard Walenciej | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 1,319 | 42.0% | Advanced |
| Anna Iwaszko | KW Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego | 1,012 | 32.2% | Advanced |
| Wiesław Zbigniew Stasiewicz | KWW Nasza Gmina | 809 | 25.8% |  |

Valid votes: 3,140

Turnout: 45.0% (3,293 of 7,324 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Tomasz Osewski, 52.5%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Tomasz Osewski, 61.0%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Tomasz Osewski, 53.2%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Antoni Polkowski, 71.1%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/elk-gmina-wiejska/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Antoni Polkowski, 57.5%
- October 27, 2002: Bernard Walenciej, 65.3%

## 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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