# 2002 Gmina Wierzchowo mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo zachodniopomorskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie.md) / [powiat drawski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/powiat-drawski.md) / [Wierzchowo](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/wierzchowo.md), October 27, 2002

Jan Szewczyk led with 48.4% of the vote, 22.2 points ahead of Andrzej Kaczorkiewicz.

> 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

- Jan Szewczyk, 48.4% (Advanced)
- Andrzej Kaczorkiewicz, 26.2% (Advanced)
- Jan Owodziń, 12.0%

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

- Jan Szewczyk, 66.8% (Elected)
- Andrzej Kaczorkiewicz, 33.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Szewczyk | KWW Łączy Nas Drawa | 807 | 48.4% | Advanced |
| Andrzej Kaczorkiewicz | KWW Odnowa | 437 | 26.2% | Advanced |
| Jan Owodziń | KWW Czas na Zmiany | 201 | 12.0% |  |
| Jan Michał Łapiński | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 159 | 9.5% |  |
| Eugeniusz Rosochowaty | KW Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego | 65 | 3.9% |  |

Valid votes: 1,669

Turnout: 48.1% (1,717 of 3,568 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/wierzchowo/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Marek Mikulec, 53.4%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/wierzchowo/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Jan Szewczyk, 54.1%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/wierzchowo/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Jan Szewczyk, 83.6%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/wierzchowo/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Jan Szewczyk, 81.5%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/wierzchowo/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Emilia Kazimiera Niemyt, 50.1%
- October 27, 2002: Jan Szewczyk, 66.8%

## 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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