2000 Polish Presidential Election
8 October 2000 · The direct-election era
Presidential elections were held in Poland on 8 October 2000. Incumbent President Aleksander Kwaśniewski was easily re-elected in the first round with more than 50% of the vote, the only time a direct presidential election in Poland has not gone to a second round.
President before
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Independent
President (re-elected)
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Independent
Winning share
53.9%
Turnout
61.1%
The result
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Independent (SLD) · 9 485 224 votes
53.90%
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Andrzej Olechowski
Independent (SKL) · 3 044 141 votes
17.30%
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Marian Krzaklewski
Solidarity Electoral Action · 2 739 621 votes
15.57%
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Jarosław Kalinowski
Polish People's Party · 1 047 949 votes
5.95%
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Andrzej Lepper
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland · 537 570 votes
3.05%
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Janusz Korwin-Mikke
Real Politics Union · 252 499 votes
1.43%
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Lech Wałęsa
Christian Democracy of the Third Polish Republic · 178 590 votes
1.01%
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Jan Łopuszański
Polish Agreement · 139 682 votes
0.79%
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Dariusz Grabowski
Coalition for Poland · 89 002 votes
0.51%
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Piotr Ikonowicz
Polish Socialist Party · 38 672 votes
0.22%
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Tadeusz Wilecki
National Party · 28 805 votes
0.16%
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Bogdan Pawłowski
Independent · 17 164 votes
0.10%
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