# 2002 Gmina Dębno mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo zachodniopomorskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie.md) / [powiat myśliborski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/powiat-mysliborski.md) / [Dębno](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/debno.md), October 27, 2002

Ryszard Wacław Święcicki led with 26.97% of the vote, 0.41 points ahead of Piotr Ryszard Downar.

> 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 Wacław Święcicki, 27.0% (Advanced)
- Piotr Ryszard Downar, 26.6% (Advanced)
- Arkadiusz Zygmunt Janowicz, 19.0%

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

- Piotr Ryszard Downar, 71.5% (Elected)
- Ryszard Wacław Święcicki, 28.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryszard Wacław Święcicki | KWW Porozumienie Samorządowe | 2,230 | 27.0% | Advanced |
| Piotr Ryszard Downar | KWW Wspólnie dla Gminy | 2,196 | 26.6% | Advanced |
| Arkadiusz Zygmunt Janowicz | KWW Dębno - Nasza Gmina | 1,569 | 19.0% |  |
| Ryszard Paweł Patkowski | KWW Nasza Przyszłość | 857 | 10.4% |  |
| Waldemar Piotr Matuszkiewicz | KWW Unia dla Miasta i Gminy Dębno | 578 | 7.0% |  |
| Zbigniew Wiesław Dec | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 479 | 5.8% |  |
| Mirosław Jerzy Drab | KW Liga Polskich Rodzin | 358 | 4.3% |  |

Valid votes: 8,267

Turnout: 52.5% (8,489 of 16,162 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/debno/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Wojciech Marek Czepułkowski, 53.7%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/debno/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Grzegorz Stanisław Kulbicki, 77.8%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/debno/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Piotr Ryszard Downar, 50.7%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/debno/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Downar Piotr Ryszard, 66.2%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/debno/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Piotr Ryszard Downar, 56.8%
- October 27, 2002: Piotr Ryszard Downar, 71.5%

## 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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