2010 Budapest mayoral election

2010 Budapest mayoral election

3 October 2010
Turnout	43.59 %
Candidate István Tarlós Csaba Horváth Party Fidesz–KDNP MSZP Vote 321 908 177 783 Percentage 53.37% 29.47%   Candidate Benedek Jávor Gábor Staudt Party LMP Jobbik Vote 59 638 43 839 Percentage 9.89% 7.27%
Mayor before election Gábor Demszky SZDSZ Elected Mayor István Tarlós Fidesz–KDNP

The 2010 Budapest mayoral election was held on 3 October 2010 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.

The election was won by the governing parties' candidate, István Tarlós.

Campaign

Five-term incumbent Gábor Demszky did not run, due to low approval and the collapse of his party SZDSZ.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%	+/–
	István Tarlós	Fidesz-KDNP	321,908	53.37	+8.17
	Csaba Horváth	Hungarian Socialist Party	177,783	29.47	–17.39
	Benedek Jávor	Politics Can Be Different	59,638	9.89	New
	Gábor Staudt	Jobbik	43,839	7.27	New
Total			603,168	100.00	–