# 2002 Gmina Tolkmicko mayoral election, second round

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo warmińsko-mazurskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie.md) / [powiat elbląski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/powiat-elblaski.md) / [Tolkmicko](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/tolkmicko.md), November 10, 2002

Mirosław Rydzewski won with 50.9% of the vote, 1.8 points ahead of Zbigniew Rutkowski. Zbigniew Rutkowski led the first round with 35.0%.

> 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/warminsko-mazurskie/tolkmicko/2002-10-27-local/mayor.md), October 27, 2002

- Zbigniew Rutkowski, 35.0% (Advanced)
- Mirosław Rydzewski, 28.4% (Advanced)
- Józef Antoni Zamojcin, 14.7%

### Second round, November 10, 2002

- Mirosław Rydzewski, 50.9% (Elected)
- Zbigniew Rutkowski, 49.1%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mirosław Rydzewski | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 1,143 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Zbigniew Rutkowski | KW - Niezależny Komitet Wyborców Praworządność | 1,103 | 49.1% |  |

Valid votes: 2,246

Turnout: 45.8% (2,276 of 4,974 registered)

## This race in other years

- [November 4, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/tolkmicko/2018-11-04-runoff/mayor.md): Magdalena Beata Dalman, 56.0%
- [November 26, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/warminsko-mazurskie/tolkmicko/2006-11-26-runoff/mayor.md): Andrzej Lemanowicz, 56.7%
- November 10, 2002: Mirosław Rydzewski, 50.9%

## 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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