2020 Cluj County local elections

2020 Cluj County local elections
Turnout	42.65%
President before election; Alin Tișe; PNL	Elected President; Alin Tișe; PNL

Last updated April 12, 2024

In Cluj County, 2020 local elections were held on 27 September.^[1] A total of 7,042 candidates took part in the races for a range of local positions, including county president and councilors, local councilors and mayors.^[2]

County Council results

President of County Council^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Votes %
	National Liberal Party	Alin Tișe	127,251	50.45
	USR-PLUS Alliance	Cătălin Sălăgean	32,355	12.83
	Social Democratic Party	Alexandru Cordoș	30,808	12.21
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania	István Vákár	28,566	11.33
	People's Movement Party	Vasile Lungu	10,740	4.26
	PRO Romania	Remus Lăpușan	9,420	3.73
	Green Party	Bogdan Costea	6,057	2.40
	Alliance for the Union of Romanians	Alexandru Curea	2,891	1.15
	Greater Romania Party	Marius Bărdaș	2,186	0.87
	National Force Party	Narcis Benche	1,934	0.77
Total			252,208	100

County Councilors^[4]^[5]
Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats	Change
	National Liberal Party	117,516	46.54	19	1
	Social Democratic Party	33,632	13.32	5	7
	USR-PLUS Alliance	30,701	12.16	5	New
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania	29,154	11.55	5	2
	People's Movement Party	12,893	5.11	2	2
	Others	28,608	11.33	0
Total		252,504	100	36	N/A

Local councils results

Local councilors^[6]
Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats
	National Liberal Party	114,586	44.87	422
	Social Democratic Party	32,583	12.76	181
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania	28,222	11.05	123
	People's Movement Party	13,592	5.32	68
	PRO Romania	10,819	4.24	60
	USR-PLUS Alliance	30,839	12.07	54
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats	4,744	1.86	16
	Green Party	3,910	1.53	12
	Party of the Roma	2,555	1.00	11
	Independent	4,014	1.57	8
	Hungarian Alliance of Transylvania	615	0.24	5
	Others	8,912	3.49	13
Total		255,391	100	973

Mayor elections results

Mayors of Cluj County by party^[7]
Party		Mayors
	National Liberal Party	51
	Social Democratic Party	11
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania	9
	Independent	4
	People's Movement Party	3
	USR-PLUS Alliance	1
	Green Party	1
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats	1
Total		81

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References

↑ "ALEGERI LOCALE 2020. HARTA politică a județului Cluj. Cine sunt cei 81 de primari?" [LOCAL ELECTIONS 2020. Political MAP of Cluj county. Who are the 81 mayors?]. Monitorui Cluj (in Romanian). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ Raport privind organizarea şi desfășurarea alegerilor pentru autoritățile administrației publice locale din anul 2020 [Report on the organization and conduct of elections for local public administration authorities in 2020](PDF) (in Romanian). Permanent Electoral Authority. p. 158. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ Proces Verbal privind centralizarea voturilor, constatarea rezultatului alegerilor și atribuirea mandatului de Președinte al Consiliului Județean [Report regarding the centralization of votes, the determination of the election results and the assignment of the mandate of the President of the County Council](PDF) (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral de Circumscripție Județeană. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ Proces Verbal privind centralizarea voturilor, constatarea rezultatului alegerilor și atribuirea mandatelor petru Consiliul Județean [Report regarding the centralization of votes, the determination of the election results and the assignment of mandates for the County Council](PDF) (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral de Circumscripție Județeană. pp. 2, 13–15. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ "Alegeri locale 5 Iunie 2016 Mandate atribuite pentru Consilierri Județeni" [Local elections 5 June 2016 Mandates assigned for County Councilors]. Biroul Electoral Central (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ Proces Verbal privind centralizarea pe județ a voturilor și rezultatului alegerilor petru Consiliile Locale [Report regarding the county centralization of votes and election results for Local Councils] (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral de Circumscripție Județeană. pp. 2–7. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ "Alegeri locale 2020 Primar Județ Cluj Rezultate vot" [Local elections 2020 Cluj County Mayor Voting results]. rezultatevot (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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[1] "ALEGERI LOCALE 2020. HARTA politică a județului Cluj. Cine sunt cei 81 de primari?" [LOCAL ELECTIONS 2020. Political MAP of Cluj county. Who are the 81 mayors?]. Monitorui Cluj (in Romanian). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[2] Raport privind organizarea şi desfășurarea alegerilor pentru autoritățile administrației publice locale din anul 2020 [Report on the organization and conduct of elections for local public administration authorities in 2020](PDF) (in Romanian). Permanent Electoral Authority. p. 158. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[3] Proces Verbal privind centralizarea voturilor, constatarea rezultatului alegerilor și atribuirea mandatului de Președinte al Consiliului Județean [Report regarding the centralization of votes, the determination of the election results and the assignment of the mandate of the President of the County Council](PDF) (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral de Circumscripție Județeană. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[4] Proces Verbal privind centralizarea voturilor, constatarea rezultatului alegerilor și atribuirea mandatelor petru Consiliul Județean [Report regarding the centralization of votes, the determination of the election results and the assignment of mandates for the County Council](PDF) (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral de Circumscripție Județeană. pp. 2, 13–15. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[5] "Alegeri locale 5 Iunie 2016 Mandate atribuite pentru Consilierri Județeni" [Local elections 5 June 2016 Mandates assigned for County Councilors]. Biroul Electoral Central (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[6] Proces Verbal privind centralizarea pe județ a voturilor și rezultatului alegerilor petru Consiliile Locale [Report regarding the county centralization of votes and election results for Local Councils] (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral de Circumscripție Județeană. pp. 2–7. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[7] "Alegeri locale 2020 Primar Județ Cluj Rezultate vot" [Local elections 2020 Cluj County Mayor Voting results]. rezultatevot (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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