# 2002 Gmina Nidzica mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo warmińsko-mazurskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie.md) / [powiat nidzicki](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/powiat-nidzicki.md) / [Nidzica](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/nidzica.md), October 27, 2002

Ryszard Józef Kumelski led with 40.2% of the vote, 22.1 points ahead of Jan Stefan Garncarek.

> 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

- Ryszard Józef Kumelski, 40.2% (Advanced)
- Jan Stefan Garncarek, 18.1% (Advanced)
- Edward Ignacy Zakrzewski, 17.6%

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

- Ryszard Józef Kumelski, 64.4% (Elected)
- Jan Stefan Garncarek, 35.6%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryszard Józef Kumelski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 3,713 | 40.2% | Advanced |
| Jan Stefan Garncarek | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 1,668 | 18.1% | Advanced |
| Edward Ignacy Zakrzewski | KWW Nasz Samorząd | 1,630 | 17.6% |  |
| Tadeusz Hinc | KWW Ziemia Nidzicka - Nasz Dom | 1,010 | 10.9% |  |
| Tadeusz Boczkowski | KWW Prawda, Dobro, Prawo | 769 | 8.3% |  |
| Michał Walerian Stanisławczyk | KW Krajowej Partii Emerytów i Rencistów | 446 | 4.8% |  |

Valid votes: 9,236

Turnout: 56.6% (9,503 of 16,802 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/nidzica/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Jacek Kosmala, 54.4%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/nidzica/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Jacek Kosmala, 68.6%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/nidzica/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Jacek Kosmala, 54.1%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/nidzica/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Dariusz Szypulski, 59.8%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/nidzica/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Dariusz Szypulski, 60.1%
- October 27, 2002: Ryszard Józef Kumelski, 64.4%

## 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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