2010 Budapest mayoral election

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Turnout| 43.59 %
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Candidate  | István Tarlós | Csaba Horváth
Party  | Fidesz–KDNP | MSZP
Vote  | 321 908 | 177 783
Percentage  | 53.37% | 29.47%

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Candidate  | Benedek Jávor | Gábor Staudt
Party  | LMP | Jobbik
Vote  | 59 638  | 43 839
Percentage  | 9.89%  | 7.27%

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| Mayor before election

Gábor Demszky
SZDSZ

| Elected Mayor

István Tarlós
Fidesz–KDNP

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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

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Five-term incumbent Gábor Demszky did not run,[1] due to low approval and the collapse of his party SZDSZ.

## Results

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %| +/–

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

## Notes

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1. ^ Compared to the SZDSZ-MSZP candidate in the previous election.

## References

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1. ^ Demszky jövőre nem indul a főpolgármesteri székért, infostart.hu

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