# 2024 Romanian local elections

Local elections were held in Romania on 9 June 2024. They were the eighth post-1989 local elections in the country. The previous Romanian local elections in 2020 were won by the National Liberal Party (PNL), even though the Social Democratic Party (PSD) came in with significantly more County Council Presidents and mayors than the National Liberals.
Therefore, the de facto winner of the previous Romanian local elections was the Social Democratic Party, in spite of the de jure victory of the National Liberal Party, according to popular vote and thereby overall political score.
The 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance (which formally fused into a single political party and changed its name to the Save Romania Union) came in third with respect to popular vote yet failed to obtain an important nationwide representation (for mayors, local councilors or county councilors). Meanwhile, the PNL enlarged itself at local political level nationwide with the integral absorption of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) during late March 2022.
The main five political contenders in the 2024 Romanian local elections were the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, the United Right Alliance, and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania.

## Background

The government that organized the local elections were the Ciolacu Cabinet representing the National Coalition for Romania (CNR), a grand coalition between the two largest political parties in Romania in terms of parliamentary and local representation.
In response to the formation of an electoral alliance between the two members of the CNR for the 2024 European Parliament election in Romania, as well as locally in some races, the Save Romania Union, People's Movement Party and Force of the Right came together to form the United Right Alliance.
Following the 2020 Romanian parliamentary election, the right-wing populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians became a new serious contender in Romanian politics. Ahead of the elections, the party organized a recruitment drive to enlarge its presence at a local level. As a result, it became the party with the third largest number of candidates after the PSD and PNL.
In Bucharest, incumbent mayor Nicușor Dan had expressed his intention to be a candidate again, hoping that he will be supported by the main centre-right political parties which previously endorsed him in the 2020 Romanian local elections. However, the National Liberal Party declined to support Nicușor Dan for another term as Mayor of Bucharest, choosing instead to form an electoral alliance with the Social Democrats and back a common candidate, namely Cătălin Cîrstoiu. After a brief scandal surrounding Crîstoiu however, the two parties decided to run opposing candidates for the Mayor of Bucharest election, maintaining the alliance only at the sector level. Polling indicated the PSD candidate, Gabriela Firea was going to be the main competitor to Dan, who announced he will run as an independent candidate, as in 2020, and received the backing of the ADU and REPER.
Most opinion polls showed the Social Democratic Party (PSD) as either the main or overall winning party in several major cities and towns across Romania, including, most notably, the capital, Bucharest. The political trend, according to the polls, was that the Social Democratic Party is the dominant political party in the south and east of Romania (i.e. in Muntenia, Oltenia and Western Moldavia), the National Liberal Party in the centre and north of the country (i.e. in Transylvania and Bukovina), the Save Romania Union sporadically at urban level throughout the country, predominantly in the south-western part of the country, in Banat, and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians maintaining a somewhat consistent presence throughout the country, with lower scores in urban areas.

## Electoral system

Local elections are organized in Romania to elect 4 local authorities: the County Council President, County Council, mayor and Local Council. The electoral system for local elections in Romania is outlined in Law no. 115 of May 19, 2015. Candidates for the office of mayor, County Council President as well as Local and County Councils councilor are elected by popular vote. They serve a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election. Voters vote for candidates or lists of candidates competing in their specific constituency.
| County | County | Communes, towns and municipalities | Communes, towns and municipalities |
| Executive authority | Legislative authority | Executive authority | Legislative authority |
| County Council President | County Council | Mayor | Local Council |
The mayors and County Council Presidents are elected in a single round of voting. The candidate who obtains the most validly cast votes is elected. In the event of a tie, a runoff voting round is organized. For County and Local Councils, the threshold for earning seats is determined by the constituency electoral bureau. It is 5% in the case of party lists, 7% for electoral alliances with two member parties, and 8% if the alliance includes three or more members.
Independent candidates can run for any of the offices up for election if they provide a list of names and signatures proving they are supported by at least 1% of eligible voters in the constituency where they intend to run. This number cannot be smaller than 100 people in communes, 500 in towns, 1,000 in municipalities and 2,000 for County-level offices.

## Results
### Summary

| Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | County-level | County-level | County-level | County-level | U.A.T.-level | U.A.T.-level | U.A.T.-level | U.A.T.-level |
| Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | Political party/alliance | County Council Presidents | County Council Presidents | County Council Councilors | County Council Councilors | Mayors | Mayors | Local Council Councilors | Local Council Councilors |
| | | PSD | PSD | PSD | 25 / 41 | 5 | 550 / 1,338 | 188 | 1,691 / 3,180 | | 16,499 / 39,900 | 2679 |
| | | PNL | PNL | PNL | 12 / 41 | 5 | 436 / 1,338 | 53 | 1,144 / 3,180 | | 12,767 / 39,900 | 1415 |
| | | UDMR / RMDSZ | UDMR / RMDSZ | UDMR / RMDSZ | 4 / 41 | | 104 / 1,338 | 12 | 200 / 3,180 | | 2,524 / 39,900 | 164 |
| | | AUR | AUR | AUR | 0 / 41 | | 159 / 1,338 | 159 | 30 / 3,180 | | 3,526 / 39,900 | 3447 |
| | | ADU | | USR | 0 / 41 | | 46 / 1,338 | 62 | 28 / 3,180 | | 832 / 39,900 | 375 |
| | | ADU | | PMP | 0 / 41 | | 17 / 1,338 | 48 | 6 / 3,180 | | 238 / 39,900 | 1899 |
| | | ADU | | FD | 0 / 41 | New | 17 / 1,338 | New | 10 / 3,180 | New | 254 / 39,900 | New |
| | | FDGR / DFDR | FDGR / DFDR | FDGR / DFDR | 0 / 41 | | 5 / 1,338 | | 5 / 3,180 | | 53 / 39,900 | 15 |
| | | PUSL | PUSL | PUSL | 0 / 41 | | 2 / 1,338 | 2 | 6 / 3,180 | | 225 / 39,900 | 59 |
| | | AMT / EMSZ | AMT / EMSZ | AMT / EMSZ | 0 / 41 | | 2 / 1,338 | 5 | 4 / 3,180 | | 172 / 39,900 | 134 |
| | | REPER | REPER | REPER | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 2 / 3,180 | New | 54 / 39,900 | New |
| | | AER | | PER | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | 5 | 1 / 3,180 | | 79 / 39,900 | 295 |
| | | AER | | PV | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 0 / 3,180 | | 38 / 39,900 | 79 |
| | | Romania in Action | Romania in Action | Romania in Action | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | 2 | 1 / 3,180 | 1 | 48 / 39,900 | 21 |
| | | UIPS | UIPS | UIPS | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 1 / 3,180 | | TBD | |
| | | PPR | PPR | PPR | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 1 / 3,180 | New | TBD | New |
| | | BSR | BSR | BSR | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 1 / 3,180 | New | TBD | New |
| | | UUR | UUR | UUR | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 1 / 3,180 | | TBD | |
| | | UDSCR | UDSCR | UDSCR | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 1 / 3,180 | | TBD | |
| | | PRPE | PRPE | PRPE | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 1 / 3,180 | 1 | TBD | |
| | | FCM / MPE | FCM / MPE | FCM / MPE | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 1 / 3,180 | New | TBD | New |
| | | SOS RO | SOS RO | SOS RO | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 0 / 3,180 | New | 149 / 39,900 | New |
| | | PRO | PRO | PRO | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | 56 | 0 / 3,176 | 36 | 111 / 39,900 | 1774 |
| | | PRM | PRM | PRM | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 0 / 3,180 | | 22 / 39,900 | 9 |
| | | POL | POL | POL | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | 2 | 0 / 3,180 | | 5 / 39,900 | 30 |
| | | AD | AD | AD | 0 / 41 | | 0 / 1,338 | | 0 / 3,180 | | 4 / 39,900 | 9 |
| | | Curaj | Curaj | Curaj | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 0 / 3,180 | New | 3 / 39,900 | New |
| | | Demos | Demos | Demos | 0 / 41 | New | 0 / 1,338 | New | 0 / 3,180 | New | 1 / 39,900 | New |
| | | Independents | Independents | Independents | 0 / 41 | 0 / 41 | 0 / 1,338 | 0 / 1,338 | 43 / 3,180 | 43 / 3,180 | 0 / 39,900 | 0 / 39,900 |

### Bucharest

| General Council Election | General Council Election | General Council Election | General Council Election | General Council Election | General Council Election | General Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | ADU | 200,102 | 27.61 | 17 | 5 | |
| | | PSD | 192,484 | 26.56 | 16 | 5 | |
| | | PNL | 91,282 | 12.59 | 7 | 5 | |
| | | PUSL | 67,988 | 9.38 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | AUR | 59,205 | 8.16 | 5 | 5 | |
| | | REPER | 52,139 | 7.19 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | Others | 61,494 | 8.47 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 724,694 | 100% | 55 | 55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41.24% | 41.24% | 41.24% | 41.24% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Alba

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 70,840 | 44.07% | 17 | 2 | |
| | | PSD | 44,609 | 27.75% | 10 | 4 | |
| | | AUR | 19,926 | 12.39% | 5 | 5 | |
| | | ADU | 11,416 | 7.10% | 0 | 7 | |
| | | Others | 13,953 | 8.66% | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 160,744 | 100% | 32 | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54.86% | 54.86% | 54.86% | 54.86% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Arad

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 70,474 | 38.39 | 13 | 4 | |
| | | PSD | 46,822 | 25.51 | 9 | 6 | |
| | | AUR | 27,349 | 14.90 | 5 | 5 | |
| | | ADU | 15,761 | 8.58 | 3 | 4 | |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 12,831 | 6.99 | 2 | | |
| | | Others | 10,291 | 5.60 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 183,528 | 100% | 32 | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49.58% | 49.58% | 49.58% | 49.58% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Argeș

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 119,576 | 45.13 | 16 | 1 | |
| | | PNL | 56,114 | 21.18 | 8 | 3 | |
| | | ADU | 35,734 | 13.48 | 5 | 1 | |
| | | AUR | 35,703 | 13.47 | 5 | 5 | |
| | | Others | 17,811 | 6,71 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 264,938 | 100% | 34 | 34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54.16% | 54.16% | 54.16% | 54.16% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Bacău

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 85,898 | 34.94 | 15 | 2 | |
| | | PNL | 70,019 | 28.48 | 12 | 4 | |
| | | AUR | 26,226 | 10.66 | 5 | 5 | |
| | | ADU | 25,416 | 10.33 | 4 | 2 | |
| | | Others | 38,263 | 15.54 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 245,822 | 100% | 36 | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44.79% | 44.79% | 44.79% | 44.79% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Bihor

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 137,176 | 50.84 | 18 | 4 | |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 54,087 | 20.04 | 7 | 1 | |
| | | PSD | 48,227 | 17.87 | 7 | 1 | |
| | | AUR | 13,587 | 5.03 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | Others | 16,693 | 6.15 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 269,770 | 100% | 34 | 34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55.88% | 55.88% | 55.88% | 55.88% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Bistrița-Năsăud

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 58,934 | 43.24 | 14 | | |
| | | PNL | 38,911 | 28.55 | 10 | 2 | |
| | | AUR | 16,067 | 11.78 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 8,859 | 6.50 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | ADU | 8,408 | 6.16 | 0 | 4 | |
| | | Others | 5,104 | 3.73 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 136,283 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55.74% | 55.74% | 55.74% | 55.74% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Botoșani

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 66,639 | 41.23 | 15 | | |
| | | PNL | 66,370 | 41.06 | 14 | 2 | |
| | | AUR | 12,919 | 7.99 | 3 | 3 | |
| | | Others | 15,699 | 9.68 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 161,627 | 100% | 32 | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45.94% | 45.94% | 45.94% | 45.94% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Brașov

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 74,676 | 30.48 | 11 | 5 | |
| | | ADU | 55,830 | 22.78 | 8 | | |
| | | PSD | 54,333 | 22.17 | 8 | | |
| | | AUR | 28,154 | 11.49 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 17,381 | 7.09 | 3 | 3 | |
| | | Others | 14,623 | 5.96 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 244,997 | 100% | 34 | 34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49.81% | 49.81% | 49.81% | 49.81% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Brăila

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 63,568 | 50.77 | 18 | 1 | |
| | | PNL | 30,634 | 24.46 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | AUR | 14,393 | 11.49 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | ADU | 6,533 | 5.21 | 0 | 3 | |
| | | Others | 10,064 | 8.02 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 125,192 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47.72% | 47.72% | 47.72% | 47.72% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Buzău

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 104,192 | 54.79 | 21 | | |
| | | PNL | 37,553 | 19.75 | 7 | | |
| | | AUR | 20,861 | 10.97 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | ADU | 14,577 | 7.66 | 0 | 4 | |
| | | Others | 12,958 | 6.08 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 190,141 | 100% | 32 | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55.01% | 55.01% | 55.01% | 55.01% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Caraș-Severin

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 50,523 | 40.45 | 14 | 4 | |
| | | PNL | 45,977 | 36.81 | 12 | 4 | |
| | | AUR | 14,584 | 11.67 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | ADU | 6,839 | 5.47 | 0 | 4 | |
| | | Others | 6,962 | 5.57 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51.62% | 51.62% | 51.62% | 51.62% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Călărași

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 66,459 | 50.53 | 17 | 2 | |
| | | PNL | 35,925 | 27.31 | 9 | 4 | |
| | | AUR | 15,557 | 11.82 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | Others | 13,572 | 10.31 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 131,513 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57.22% | 57.22% | 57.22% | 57.22% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Cluj

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 96,479 | 32.26 | 13 | 6 | |
| | | PSD | 53,445 | 17.87 | 7 | 2 | |
| | | ADU | 44,548 | 14.89 | 6 | 1 | |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 43,477 | 14.53 | 6 | 1 | |
| | | AUR | 31,170 | 10.42 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | Others | 29,937 | 10.00 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 299,056 | 100% | 36 | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50.06% | 50.06% | 50.06% | 50.06% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Constanța

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 104,970 | 36.36 | 15 | | |
| | | PSD | 69,875 | 24.20 | 10 | | |
| | | AUR | 45,635 | 15.81 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | ADU | 36,752 | 12.73 | 5 | 3 | |
| | | Others | 31,431 | 10.86 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 288,663 | 100% | 36 | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49.19% | 49.19% | 49.19% | 49.19% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Covasna

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 56,730 | 66.53 | 22 | | |
| | | PSD | 8,202 | 9.69 | 3 | 1 | |
| | | PNL | 6,906 | 8.10 | 3 | | |
| | | AUR | 4,520 | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | Others | 8,900 | 10.43 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 85,258 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50.74% | 50.74% | 50.74% | 50.74% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Dâmbovița

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 134,462 | 58.91 | 22 | 5 | |
| | | PNL | 57,029 | 24.98 | 9 | 4 | |
| | | AUR | 19,137 | 8.38 | 3 | 3 | |
| | | ADU | 13,853 | 6.07 | 0 | | |
| | | Others | 3,734 | 1.63 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 228,215 | 100% | 34 | 34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56.62% | 56.62% | 56.62% | 56.62% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Dolj

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 150,759 | 54.79 | 21 | 5 | |
| | | PNL | 64,699 | 23.51 | 9 | 4 | |
| | | AUR | 25,309 | 9.19 | 3 | 3 | |
| | | ADU | 22,109 | 8.03 | 3 | 1 | |
| | | Others | 12,244 | 4.44 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 275,120 | 100% | 36 | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51.49% | 51.49% | 51.49% | 51.49% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Giurgiu

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 69,983 | 55.07 | 17 | 1 | |
| | | PSD | 35,950 | 28.29 | 9 | 3 | |
| | | AUR | 10,171 | 8.00 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | USR | 7,488 | 5.89 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | Others | 3,477 | 2.73 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 127,069 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60.01% | 60.01% | 60.01% | 60.01% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Harghita

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | UDMR/RMDSZ | 95,650 | 74.69 | 24 | 5 | |
| | | PSD | 9,324 | 7.28 | 2 | 1 | |
| | | AMT/EMSZ | 9,290 | 7.25 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | PNL | 6,560 | 5.12 | 2 | | |
| | | Others | 7,228 | 5.63 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 128,052 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50.72% | 50.72% | 50.72% | 50.72% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Ialomița

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD | 53,064 | 47.78 | 17 | 3 | |
| | | PNL | 26,515 | 23.87 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | AUR | 14,508 | 13.06 | 5 | 5 | |
| | | ADU | 7,505 | 6.75 | 0 | | |
| | | Others | 9,455 | 8.49 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 111,047 | 100% | 30 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52.86% | 52.86% | 52.86% | 52.86% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Iași

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PNL | 109,523 | 34.72 | 14 | 3 | |
| | | PSD | 87,604 | 27.77 | 11 | 1 | |
| | | ADU | 44,678 | 14.16 | 6 | 3 | |
| | | AUR | 35,760 | 11.33 | 5 | 5 | |
| | | Others | 37,876 | 11.98 | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 315,441 | 100% | 36 | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40.85% | 40.85% | 40.85% | 40.85% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Ilfov

- Political party of the elected County Council President
| County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | County Council Election | Mayoral Election |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | | Map |
| | | PSD-PNL | 127,816 | 57.68% | 22 | 1 | |
| | | ADU | 41,158 | 18.57% | 7 | | |
| | | AUR | 29,309 | 13.22% | 5 | 5 | |
| | | Others | 23,295 | 10.48% | - | - | |
| Total | Total | Total | 221,578 | 100% | 34 2 | 34 2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54.10% | 54.10% | 54.10% | 54.10% | |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||||

### Sibiu

- Political party of the elected County Council President
County Council Election :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| | PNL | 49,076 | 28% | 10 | 8 |
| | PSD | 37101 | 21.17% | 8 | 3 |
| | FDGR | 23,053 | 13.15% | 5 | 0 |
| | ADU | 21,787 | 12.43% | 5 | 1 |
| | AUR | 21,633 | 12.34% | 4 | new |
| | Others | 22,625 | 12.91% | - | - |
| Total | Total | 175,275 | 100% | 32 | 32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 47.92% | 47.92% | 47.92% | 47.92% |
| Source: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) ||||||

## Current distribution of administrative mandates at local political level in Romania

In the table below are statistically represented the vast majority of the administrative mandates won nationwide in Romania by the following 12 political parties (both major and minor) after the 2020 Romanian local elections (based on their total number of elected representatives) as well as their current distribution of administrative mandates previously won in Romania in 2020 at local political level, according to the 4 main categories as follows (statistics correct as of late October 2023):
| Political party | Political party | Political position | Main Ideology | Leader(s) | County Council (CJ) Presidents | Mayors | County Council Councillors | Local Council Councillors |
| PSD | Social Democratic Party | Centre to centre-left | Social democracy Social conservatism | Marcel Ciolacu | 20 / 41 | 1,360 / 3,176 | 362 / 1,340 | 13,820 / 39,900 |
| PNL | National Liberal Party | Centre-right | Social conservatism | Nicolae Ciucă | 17 / 41 | 1,249 / 3,176 | 489 / 1,340 | 15,043 / 39,900 |
| UDMR RMDSZ | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | Centre-right | Hungarian minority rights | Hunor Kelemen | 4 / 41 | 199 / 3,176 | 94 / 1,340 | 2,360 / 39,900 |
| PMP | People's Movement Party | Centre-right to right-wing | Christian democracy National conservatism | Cristian Diaconescu | 0 / 41 | 50 / 3,176 | 67 / 1,340 | 2,137 / 39,900 |
| USR | Save Romania Union | Centre to centre-right | Populism | Cătălin Drulă | 0 / 41 | 41 / 3,176 | 108 / 1,340 | 1,655 / 39,900 |
| PRO | PRO Romania | Centre-left | Social democracy Progressivism | Victor Ponta | 0 / 41 | 36 / 3,176 | 56 / 1,340 | 1,885 / 39,900 |
| PER | Romanian Ecologist Party | Right-wing | Green conservatism Nationalism | Florin Secara | 0 / 41 | 7 / 3,176 | 5 / 1,340 | 372 / 39,900 |
| PUSL | Social Liberal Humanist Party | Centre | | Daniel Ionașcu | 0 / 41 | 2 / 3,176 | 0 / 1,340 | 166 / 39,900 |
| PV | Green Party | Centre to left-wing | Green politics | Marius Lazăr/Lavinia Cosma | 0 / 41 | 1 / 3,176 | 0 / 1,340 | 117 / 39,900 |
| AUR | Alliance for the Union of Romanians | Right-wing to far-right | Right-wing populism | George Simion | 0 / 41 | 2 / 3,176 | 0 / 1,340 | 79 / 39,900 |
| FDGR DFDR | Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania | | German minority rights | Paul-Jürgen Porr | 0 / 41 | 5 / 3,176 | 5 / 1,340 | 68 / 39,900 |
| PNȚCD | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party | Centre-right to right-wing | Right-wing populism | Aurelian Pavelescu | 0 / 41 | 1 / 3,176 | 0 / 1,340 | 42 / 39,900 |

## Opinion polls

see more Opinion polls for local elections in Romania, 2024

### National results in 2020

In the table below are highlighted the major electoral scores (or results) obtained by the 6 largest political parties in Romania at the previous local elections which here held in September 2020:
| Date | Results | Electorate | PNL | PSD | USR | PMP | UDMR | PRO | Others | Lead |
| 27 Sep 2020 | 2020 election | 8,419,028 | 32.32% | 23.16% | 8.89% | 6.04% | 4.87% | 4.68% | 20.04% | 9.16% |

### National polling

In the table below are represented the prospective results of the 6 main political parties active in Romania at local political level for the forthcoming local elections which are going to be held in 2024:
| Date | Sample size | Source | PNL | PSD | USR | PMP | UDMR | PRO | PER/ PV | Others | Lead |
| 20 - 25 May 2024 | 1,100 | INSCOP | 27.6% | 29.0% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 1.4% |
| 6–19 Oct 2022 | — | CURS | 22.0% | 31.0% | 11.0% | 4.0% | — | 4.0% | — | 14.0% | 9.0% |

## Regional polls

see more Opinion polls for local elections in Romania, 2024

### Bucharest

| Date | Poll source | PSD | ADU | ADU | ADU | PNL | AUR | PER/PV | PRO | PUSL | ApP | SOS | Others | Lead |
| 9-23 Feb 2024 | CURS | 34.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | | | 5.0 | | 6.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 2022 | Avangarde | 34.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | | 25.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Aug 2022 | CURS | 32.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | | 23.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | | 6.0 | 9.0 |
| Jun 2022 | CURS | 33.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | | 22.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | | 7.0 | 11.0 |
| 14–20 Jan 2022 | CURS | 34.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | | 17.0 | 13.0 | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 17–23 Sep 2021 | CURS | 33.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 | | 21.0 | 8.0 | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | — | — | 10.0 |
| Jul 2021 | CURS | 32.0 | 25.0 | 4.0 | | 22.0 | 8.0 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | — | — | 7.0 |
| May 2021 | CURS | 29.0 | 27.0 | 4.0 | | 22.0 | 9.0 | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | — | | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Mar 2021 | CURS | 32.0 | 27.0 | 5.0 | | 20.0 | 7.0 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | — | | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 26 Sep 2020 | Election | 32.38 | 26.98 | 7.82 | - | 22.24 | 0.88 | 1.81 | 1.72 | 0.95 | — | | 6.3 | 5.0 |

#### Seats projection

| Date | PSD | USR | PNL | PMP | AUR | PV | PUSL | ApP |
| Sep 2022 | 25 | 8 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Jul 2022 | 26 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 |
| Jun 2022 | 25 | 9 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | 4 |
| Jun 2022 | 23 | 7 | 15 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| May 2022 | 23 | 11 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 2022 | 25 | 13 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2022 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Jan 2022 | 21 | 15 | 8 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Jul 2021 | 20 | 16 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| May 2021 | 18 | 17 | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2021 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 26 Sep 2020 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |

### Mayor of Bucharest

| Data | Source | Dan | Cîrstoiu | Cîrstoiu | Firea | Voiculescu | Ciucu | Burduja | Băsescu | Târziu | Enache | Șoșoacă | Piedone | Others | Lead |
| 1-5 June 2024 | AtlasIntel | 45,2% | | | 21,7% | | | 7,8% | | | 5,7% | 3,4% | 15,4% | 0,8% | 23,5% |
| 2-9 April 2024 | CURS | 27% | 23% | 23% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | 2% | 38% | 5% | 11% |
| 9–13 April 2024 | Sociopol | 43% | 8% | 8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | — | 41% | — | 2% |
| 5–8 April 2024 | AtlasIntel | 37.1% | 17.4% | 17.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | — | 30% | 10.6 | 7.1% |
| 5–8 April 2024 | AtlasIntel | 35.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.7% | 11.5% | 4.7% |
| 29 March–2 April 2024 | INSOMAR | 29% | 15% | 15% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22% | 34% | 3% |
| 26 March–2 April 2024 | CURS | 29% | 20% | 20% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4% | 4% | 40% | — | 11% |
| 21–24 March 2024 | Sociopol | 34.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 4.0% | 30.0% | — | 4.0% |
| 20–24 March 2024 | Avangarde | 41.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.0% | — | — | 3.0% | 12.0% |
| 20–24 March 2024 | Avangarde | 30.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | — | 42.0% | 2.0% | 12.0% |
| 2–9 March 2024 | Verifield | 39.3% | — | — | — | — | — | 16.0% | — | — | 1.0% | 2.4% | 40.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| 9–23 February 2024 | CURS | 36.0% | — | — | 33.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% | 3.0% |
| 7–14 September 2022 | Avangarde | 18.0% | — | — | 30.0% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 12.0% |
| 27 septembrie 2020 | 2020 elections | 42.81% | — | — | 37.97% | — | — | — | 10.99% | 0.67% | — | — | — | 7.56% | 4.84% |

### Constanța

| Date | Poll source | PNL | USR | PSD | PMP | AUR | PV | Others | Lead |
| Aug 2023 | Ziua CT | 10.0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.0 | 8.0 |
| 6 Dec 2020 | Parliament | 26.1 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| 27 September 2020 | Election | 27.7 | 23.9 | 19.9 | 4.7 | — | 1.8 | 22.1 | 3.8 |

### Iași

| Date | Poll source | PNL | USR | PSD | AUR | PMP | PV | Others | Lead |
| 6 Dec 2020 | Parliament | 21.4 | 31.7 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 |
| 27 September 2020 | Election | 32.2 | 29.0 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 3.2 |

### Târgu Jiu

| Date | Poll source | PNL | PSD | PRO | PV | USR | AUR | PMP | Others | Lead |
| 6 Dec 2020 | Parliament | 21.6 | 34.6 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 14.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
| 26 Sep 2020 | Election | 37.4 | 27.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | — | 4.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 |

## Aftermath
### Allegations of electoral fraud

After the announcement of the provisional results, Clotilde Armand and Radu Mihaiu, the Save Romania Union mayors from Sector 1 and Sector 2 of Bucharest, who lost the elections to the PSD-PNL candidates, announced that there had been cases of pre-stamped votes or incorrect counting. They demanded that the election be cancelled and redone, declaring it the biggest electoral fraud in Romanian history since the 1946 Romanian general election.
Since June 13, hundreds of USR supporters have started to organize protests in Bucharest daily, demanding a recount of votes or new elections, as well as the resignation of the Social Democrat Toni Greblă from the position of Director of the Permanent Electoral Authority. However, Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated that Greblă shouldn't be dismissed, declaring that "I know it is hard (for USR) to lose, but they must show dignity".