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{{Infobox official post
|post            = Mayor
|body            = Cluj-Napoca
|insignia        =
|insigniasize    = 100px
|insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca]]
|native_name     = {{langx|ro|Primarul Municipiului Cluj-Napoca}}
|image           = 
|incumbent       = [[Emil Boc]]
|incumbentsince  = 22 June 2012
|style           = 
|residence       = 
|appointer       = 
|termlength      = 
|formation       = 1919 (after the [[Greater Romania|Unification of Romania]])
|succession      = 
|inaugural       = Dr. [[Iulian Pop]]
|website         = http://www.primariaclujnapoca.ro/
|salary          = 
}}

{{Infobox legislature
 | name               = Cluj-Napoca Local Council
 | native_name        = Consiliul Local al<br />Municipiului Cluj-Napoca
 | transcription_name = 
 | coa_pic            =
 | coa_res            = 100px
 | coa-pic            = 
 | coa-res            = 
 | house_type         = Unicameral
 | body               = 
 | houses             = 
 | leader1_type       = Deputy Mayor
 | leader1            = Dan Ștefan Tarcea
 | party1             = PNL
 | election1          = 22 June 2016
 | leader2_type       = Deputy Mayor
 | leader2            = Emese Oláh
 | party2             = UDMR
 | election2          = 22 June 2016
 | members            = 27
 | house1             = Local Council
 | house2             = Mayor
 | structure1         = 2020 cluj-napoca council.svg
 | structure1_res     = 250px
 | structure2         = 
 | structure2_res     = 
 | political_groups1  = {{legend|#CC3333|[[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (2)}}
{{legend|#002B57|[[Save Romania Union]] (5)}}
{{legend|#126401|[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (4)}}
{{legend|#FFE101|[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (16)}}
 | political_groups2  = 
 | committees1        = 
 | committees2        = 
 | joint_committees   = 
 | voting_system1     = [[Closed list]], [[D'Hondt method]]
 | voting_system2     = [[Direct vote]], [[Two-round system]] (until 2012), [[First past the post|Single round system]] (since 2012)
 | last_election1     = [[2020 Romanian local elections|27 September 2020]]
 | last_election2     = 27 September 2020
 | session_room       = Primaria Cluj-Napoca1.jpg
 | session_res        = 
 | meeting_place      = [[Cluj-Napoca]] City Hall
 | website            = http://www.primariaclujnapoca.ro/
}}

The last general local election was held on 27 September 2020. The threshold was 5%. On the 15 February 2009, a by-election was held for the office of Mayor of [[Cluj-Napoca]], following the nomination of the previous Mayor, [[Emil Boc]] as [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]].

== List of mayors ==
{{main|List of mayors of Cluj-Napoca}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! #
! Name
! Portrait
! Born-Died
! Election
! Took office
! Left office
! Party
|-
| colspan = 8| Principality of Transylvania
|- 
|
| [[József Pataki]]
| 
| 
|
| April 1861
| ?
|
|-
| colspan = 8| Austro-Hungarian Empire
|- 
| 
| [[Zsigmond Szentkirályi]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 September 1867
| 1868
| 
|- 
| 
| ''Unknown''
| 
| 
| 
| 1868
| 1874
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Elek Simon]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 February 1874 
| 1 September 1880 
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Károly Haller]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 August 1884 
| 1 May 1886 
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Géza Albach]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 May 1886 
| 30 June 1898 
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Géza Szvacsina]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 July 1898 
| 30 November 1913 
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Gusztáv Haller]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 December 1913 
| 19 January 1919 
| 
|- 
| colspan = 8| Kingdom of Romania
|- 
| 1
| [[Iulian Pop]]
| 
| 
| 
| 19 January 1919 
| April 1923 
| 
|- 
| —
| ''[[Aurel Moga]]''
| 
| 
| 
| April 1923 
| April 1923 
| 
|- 
| 2
| [[Octavian Utalea]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 May 1923 
| 14 March 1926  
| 
|- 
| 3
| [[Theodor Mihali]]
| 
| 
| 
| 21 April 1926 
| 21 October 1926 
| 
|- 
| 4
| [[Vasile Osvadă]]
| 
| 
| 
| 21 October 1926
| 23 June 1927
| 
|- 
| (3)
| [[Theodor Mihali]]
| 
| 
| 
| 23 June 1927
| 24 July 1931
| 
|- 
| 5
| Prof. [[Coriolan Tătaru]]
| 
| 
| 
| 24 July 1931
| 31 January 1932
| 
|- 
| 6
| Dr. [[Sebastian Bornemisa]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 February 1932
| 11 June 1932 
| 
|- 
| 7
| Dr. [[Victor Deleu]]
| 
| 
| 
| 11 June 1932
| 18 November 1933
| 
|- 
| 8
| Prof. Dr. [[Nicolae Drăganu]]
| 
| 
| 
| 18 November 1933
| 1 January 1938
| 
|- 
| 9
| Dr. [[Laurian Gabor]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1 January 1938
| 13 February 1938
| 
|- 
| 10
| Richard Filipescu
| 
| 
| 
| 17 February 1938
| 23 September 1938
| 
|- 
| (6)
| Dr. [[Sebastian Bornemisa]]
| 
| 
| 
| 23 September 1938
| September 1940
| 
|- 
| colspan = 8| Kingdom of Hungary (Vienna awards)
|- 
| 
| Dr. [[Vasarhelyi Lászlo]]
| 
| 
| 
| September 1940
| 16 April 1941
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Keledy Tibor]]
| 
| 
| 
| 16 April 1941
| 1944
| 
|- 
| colspan = 8| Kingdom of Romania (restored)
|- 
| 11
| Dr. [[Ioan Demeter]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1944 
| 1944 
| 
|- 
| 12
| [[Tudor Bugnariu]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1944
| 1945
| 
|- 
| 13
| [[Gheorghe Chintezanu]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1944
| 1947
| 
|- 
| colspan = 8| Communist Romania
|- 
| (13)
| [[Gheorghe Chintezanu]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1947
| 1952
| 
|- 
| 14
| [[Petre Jurca]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1952
| 1957
| 
|- 
| 15
| [[Aurel Duca]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1956
| 1960
| 
|- 
| 16
| [[Gheorghe Lăpădeanu]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1960
| 1968
| 
|- 
| 17
| [[Remus Bucșa]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1968
| 1975
| 
|- 
| 18
| [[Constantin Crișan]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1975
| 1983
| 
|- 
| 19
| [[Constantin Chirilă]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1983
| 1985
| 
|- 
| 20
| [[Nicolae Preda]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1985
| 1986
| 
|- 
| 21
| [[Gheorghe Cordea]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1986
| 1989
| 
|- 
| colspan = 8| Romania
|- 
| 22
| [[Ion Pop]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1989
| 1990
| 
|- 
| 23
| [[Alexandru Șerban]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1990
| 1990
| 
|- 
| 24
| [[Mihai Tălpean]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1990
| 1991
| 
|- 
| 25
| [[Teodor Groza]]
| 
| 
| 
| 1991
| 1992
| 
|- 
| rowspan=3 | 26
| rowspan=3 | [[Gheorghe Funar]]
| rowspan=3 | 
| rowspan=3 | 
| [[1992 Romanian local elections|1992]]
| rowspan=3 | 1992
| rowspan=3 | June 2004
| [[Romanian National Unity Party|PUNR]]
|- 
| [[1996 Romanian local elections|1996]]
| [[Romanian National Unity Party|PUNR]]/[[Greater Romania Party|PRM]]
|- 
| [[2000 Romanian local elections|2000]]
| [[Greater Romania Party|PRM]]
|- 
| rowspan=2 | 27
| rowspan=2 | [[Emil Boc]]
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | 
| [[2004 Romanian local elections|2004]]
| rowspan=2 | June 2004
| rowspan=2 | December 2008
| rowspan=2 | [[Democratic Party (Romania)|PD]]/[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|PD-L]]
|-  
| [[2008 Romanian local elections|2008]]
|- 
| rowspan=2 | 28
| rowspan=2 | [[Sorin Apostu]]
| rowspan=2 | 
| rowspan=2 | 
|  —
| rowspan=2 | December 2008
| rowspan=2 | November 2011
| rowspan=2 | [[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|PD-L]]
|- 
|-  
| [[2008 Romanian local elections#Cluj-Napoca|2009]]
|- 
| —
| ''[[Radu Moisin]]''
| 
| 
|  —
| November 2011
| 22 June 2012
| [[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|PD-L]]
|- 
| rowspan=3 | (27)
| rowspan=3 | [[Emil Boc]]
| rowspan=3 | 
| rowspan=3 | 
| [[2012 Romanian local elections|2012]]
| rowspan=3 | 22 June 2012
| rowspan=3 | 
| [[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|PD-L]]/[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]]
|- 
| [[2016 Romanian local elections|2016]]
| rowspan=2 | [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]]
|- 
| [[2020 Romanian local elections|2020]]
|}

{{clear}}

== Mayor and Municipal Council election 2000 ==

{{main|2000 Romanian local elections}}

{{election table|title=Summary of the June 2000 Cluj Napoca Local election results}}
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan=2|Parties and alliances
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
|[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] ({{langx|ro|Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România}})
|align="right" |31,618
|align="right" |22.50
|align="right" |8
|-
| {{party color cell|Greater Romania Party}}
|[[Greater Romania Party]] ({{langx|ro|Partidul România Mare}})
|align="right" |30,762
|align="right" |21.89
|align="right" |8
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}
|Party of Social Democracy in Romania, now [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] ({{langx|ro|Partidul Social Democrat}})
|align="right" valign=top|16,605
|align="right" valign=top|11.81
|align="right" valign=top|5
|-
| 
|[[Romanian Democratic Convention]] ({{langx|ro|Convenţia Democrată Română}})
|align="right" valign=top|10,264
|align="right" valign=top|7.30
|align="right" valign=top|3
|-
|
|[[Romanian National Unity Party]] 
|align="right" valign=top|? (no data)
|align="right" valign=top|? (no data)
|align="right" valign=top|3
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}
|[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Liberal'')
|align="right" |5,432
|align="right" |3.86
|align="right" |2
|-
| 
|Party of Alliance for Romania 
|align="right" |4,606
|align="right" |3.26
|align="right" |2
|-
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2|Total (turnout 54.5%)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|&nbsp;
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|'''31'''
|-
|}

== Mayor and Municipal Council election 2004 ==

{{main|Romanian local election, 2004}}

[[Image:2004 cluj-napoca council.svg|thumb|right|Local council composition:
{{legend|#ff9900|[[Justice and Truth Alliance]]}}
{{legend|#66CC33|[[Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania|Democratic Union of Hungarians]]}}
{{legend|red|[[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]]}}
{{legend|#0099FF|[[Greater Romania Party]]}}]]

{{election table|title=Summary of the 6 June 2004 Cluj Napoca Local election results}}
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan=2|Parties and alliances
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Justice and Truth Alliance}}
|[[Justice and Truth Alliance]] (''Alianţa Dreptate si Adevăr'')
*[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Liberal'')
*[[Democratic Party (Romania)|Democratic Party]] (''Partidul Democrat'')
|align="right" valign=top|43,823 
|align="right" valign=top|29.57
|align="right" valign=top|9
|-
| {{party color cell|Greater Romania Party}}
|[[Greater Romania Party]](''Partidul România Mare'')
|align="right" |30,864
|align="right" |20.82
|align="right" |6
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}
|[[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (''Partidul Social Democrat'')
|align="right" valign=top|30,457
|align="right" valign=top|20.55
|align="right" valign=top|6
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
|[[Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania]] (''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România'')
|align="right" |28,172
|align="right" |19.01
|align="right" |6
|-
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (Romania)}}
|Humanist Party of Romania, now [[Conservative Party (Romania)|Conservative Party]] (''Partidul Conservator'')
|align="right" |2,963
|align="right" |2.0
|align="right" |-
|-
|
|[[Romanian National Unity Party]] 
|align="right" |2,015
|align="right" |1.36
|align="right" |-
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}
|[[Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party]] 
|align="right" |1,393
|align="right" |0.94
|align="right" |-
|-
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2|Total (turnout %)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|&nbsp;
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|'''27'''
|-
|}

{{clear}}

== Mayor and Municipal Council election 2008 ==
{{main|Romanian local election, 2008}}

[[File:2008 cluj-napoca council.svg|250px|right|thumb|Political structure of the Local (City) Council for the 2008 - 2012 legislature]]

'''Bolded names''' represent the parties that entered the Local Council.

{{election table|title=Summary of the 1 June 2008 Cluj Napoca Local election results}}
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan=2|Parties and alliances
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}}
|'''[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Democrat'')'''
|align="right" |
|align="right" |
|align="right" |16
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
|'''[[Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania]]<br />(''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România'')'''
|align="right" |
|align="right" |
|align="right" |5
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}
|'''[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Liberal'')'''
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|3
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}
|'''[[Social Democratic Party of Romania|Social Democratic Party]] (''Partidul Social Democrat'')'''
|align="right" |
|align="right" |
|align="right" |3
|-
| {{party color cell|Greater Romania Party}}
|[[Greater Romania Party]](''Partidul România Mare'')
|align="right" valign=top| 
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (Romania)}}
|[[Conservative Party (Romania)|Conservative Party]] (''Partidul Conservator'')
|align="right" |
|align="right" |
|align="right" |0
|-
| 
|Christian Social Popular Union (''Uniunea Populară Social Creştină'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party (interwar Romania)}}
|PP ('' '')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (Romania)}}
|[[Green Party (Romania)|Green Party]] (''Partidul Verde'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|
|-
| {{party color cell|National Initiative Party}}
|[[National Initiative Party]] (''Partidul Iniţiativa Naţionalã'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| 
|(''PCM'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| 
|(''UPSS'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Alliance Party (Romania)}}
|[[Socialist Alliance Party (Romania)|Socialist Alliance Party]] (''PAS'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| {{party color cell|Ecologist Party of Romania}}
|[[Ecologist Party of Romania]] (''PER'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| 
|(''PRE'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}
|[[Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party]]<br />(''Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat'')
|align="right" |
|align="right" |
|align="right" |0
|-
| {{party color cell|New Generation Party – Christian Democratic}}
|(''PNG-CD'')
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
| 
|Valentin Guia (independent)
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right" valign=top|
|align="right"  valign=top|0
|-
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2|Total (turnout %)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|&nbsp;
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|'''27'''
|-
|}

{{clear}}

=== Mayoral by-election, 2009 ===

{{election table|title=Summary of the 15 February 2009 Cluj-Napoca Local partial election results}}
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan=2|Candidates - Parties and alliances
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}}
| '''Sorin Apostu - [[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Democrat-Liberal'')'''
| align="right" valign=top|'''49,234'''
| align="right" valign=top|'''56'''
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}
| [[Marius Nicoară]] - [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Liberal'')
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 23
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}
| [[Teodor Pop-Puscas]] - [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]]+[[Conservative Party (Romania)|PC]] [[National Union PSD+PUR|Alliance]] (''Alianţa PSD+PC'')
| align="right" valign=top| 
| align="right" valign=top|
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}
| Sorin Oancea - [[Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat'')
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Alliance Party (Romania)}}
| Gheorghe Oros - [[Socialist Alliance Party]] (''Partidul Alianţa Socialistă'')
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
|-
| {{party color cell|New Generation Party – Christian Democratic}}
| Gheorghe Aştileanu - [[New Generation Party – Christian Democratic]] (''PArtidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat'')
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| Gergely Balasz - [[Hungarian Civic Party]] (''Partidul Civic Maghiar'')
| align="right" valign=top|
| align="right" valign=top|
|-
| {{party color cell|Ecologist Party of Romania}}
| Laszlo Csaba - [[Green Party (Romania)|Green Party]] (''Partidul Verde'')
| align="right" valign=top|
| align="right" valign=top|
|-
| bgcolor="gray"|
| Grigore Pop - Independent
| align="right" valign=top|
| align="right" valign=top|
|-
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2|Total: 274,300 (turnout 30.19%)
| width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
| width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|&nbsp;
|-
|}

{{clear}}

== Mayor and Municipal Council election 2012 ==

{{main|2012 Romanian local elections}}

'''Bolded names''' represent the parties that gained seats in the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.

[[File:2012 cluj-napoca council.svg|thumb|275px|right|{{legend|#ffffff|[[Social Liberal Union]] (12)}}
{{legend|#ff9900|[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal Party]] (10)}}
{{legend|#75ab17|[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (4)}}
{{legend|#800080|[[People's Party - Dan Diaconescu]] (1)}}]]

{{election table|title=Summary of the 10 June 2012 Cluj-Napoca Local Council election results}}
|-
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = left colspan = 2 | Parties and alliances
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | Votes
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | %
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | Seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Liberal Union}}
| '''[[Social Liberal Union]] (''Uniunea Social Liberală'')'''
| align = right valign = top | '''51,831'''
| align = right valign = top | '''39.65'''
| align = right valign = top | '''12'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}}
| '''[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Democrat Liberal'')'''
| align = right | '''43,495'''
| align = right | '''33.27'''
| align = right | '''10'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| '''[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România'')'''
| align = right | '''16,911'''
| align = right | '''12.93'''
| align = right | '''4'''
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party – Dan Diaconescu}}
| '''[[People's Party – Dan Diaconescu]] (''Partidul Poporului - Dan Diaconescu'')'''
| align = right | '''7,413'''
| align = right | '''5.67'''
| align = right | '''1'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}
| [[Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat'')
| align = right | 2,183
| align = right | 1.67
| align = right | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| [[Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania]] (''Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania'')
| align = right valign = top | 2,158
| align = right valign = top | 1.65
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Greater Romania Party}}
| [[Greater Romania Party]] (''Partidul România Mare'')
| align = right valign = top | 2,136
| align = right valign = top | 1.63
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Ecologist Party of Romania}}
| [[Ecologist Party of Romania]] (''Partidul Ecologist Român'')
| align = right valign = top | 1,454
| align = right valign = top | 1.11
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|National Union for the Progress of Romania}}
| [[National Union for the Advancement of Romania]] (''Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României'')
| align = right valign = top | 799
| align = right valign = top | 0.61
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|National Union for the Progress of Romania}}
| [[Romanian Socialist Party (1992–2015)|Romanian Socialist Party]] (''Partidul Socialist Român'')
| align = right valign = top | 456
| align = right valign = top | 0.34
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (Romania)}}
| [[Green Party (Romania)|Green Party]] (''Partidul Verde'')
| align = right valign = top | 446
| align = right valign = top | 0.34
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party (interwar Romania)}}
| People's Party (Cojocaru Law) (''Partidul Poporului (Legea Cojocaru)'')
| align = right valign = top | 424
| align = right valign = top | 0.32
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (Romania)}}
| [[Romanian Ecologist Union Party]] (''Partidul Uniunea Ecologistă din România'')
| align = right valign = top | 367
| align = right valign = top | 0.28
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| 
| [[Gipsy Democratic Civic Alliance]] (''Alianța Civică Democratică a Rromilor'')
| align = right valign = top | 304
| align = right valign = top | 0.23
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| 
| [[Party of the Roma]] (''Asociația Partida Romilor "Pro-Europa"'')
| align = right valign = top | 208
| align = right valign = top | 0.15
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Alliance Party (Romania)}}
| [[Socialist Alliance Party (Romania)|Socialist Alliance Party]] (''Partidul Alianța Socialistă'')
| align = right valign = top | 117
| align = right valign = top | 0.08
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| style = background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan = 2 | Total (turnout %) [http://www.beclocale2012.ro/DOCUMENTE%20BEC/REZULTATE%20FINALE/PDF/CL/CL_vve_mandate_loc.pdf Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012]
| width = 75 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 307,532
| width = 30 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 100
| width = 30 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | '''27'''
|-
|}

{{election table|title=Summary of the 10 June 2012 Cluj-Napoca Mayor election results}}
|-
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = left colspan = 2 | Parties and alliances
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = left | Candidate
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | Votes
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | %
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}}
| '''[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Democrat Liberal'')'''
| [[Emil Boc]] 
| align = right | '''53,674'''
| align = right | '''40.60'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Liberal Union}}
| [[Social Liberal Union]] (''Uniunea Social Liberală'')
| [[Marius Nicoară]]
| align = right valign = top | 52,251
| align = right valign = top | 39.53
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| [[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România'')
| [[Péter Eckstein-Kovács]]
| align = right | 12,225
| align = right | 9.24
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party – Dan Diaconescu}}
| [[People's Party – Dan Diaconescu]] (''Partidul Poporului - Dan Diaconescu'')
| Iuliu Țăgorean
| align = right | 4,689
| align = right | 3.54
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| ''Independent''
| Mircia Giurgiu
| align = right | 3,368
| align = right | 2.54
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| [[Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania]] (''Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania'')
| Balazs Gergely
| align = right valign = top | 1,523
| align = right valign = top | 1.15
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| ''Independent''
| Mădălina Paul
| align = right | 1,245
| align = right | 0.94
|-
| {{party color cell|Greater Romania Party}}
| [[Greater Romania Party]] (''Partidul România Mare'')
| Ioan Avram
| align = right valign = top | 1.221
| align = right valign = top | 0.92
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}
| [[Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat'')
| Emil Culda
| align = right | 1,064
| align = right | 0.80
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party (interwar Romania)}}
| People's Party (Cojocaru Law) (''Partidul Poporului (Legea Cojocaru)'')
| Dalia Fodor
| align = right valign = top | 395
| align = right valign = top | 0.29
|-
| {{party color cell|Ecologist Party of Romania}}
| [[Ecologist Party of Romania]] (''Partidul Ecologist Român'')
| Elmer Antal
| align = right valign = top | 385
| align = right valign = top | 0.29
|-
| {{party color cell|National Union for the Progress of Romania}}
| [[Romanian Socialist Party (1992–2015)|Romanian Socialist Party]] (''Partidul Socialist Român'')
| Liliana Iancu
| align = right valign = top | 135
| align = right valign = top | 0.10
|-
| style = background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan = 3 | Total (turnout %) [http://www.beclocale2012.ro/DOCUMENTE%20BEC/REZULTATE%20FINALE/PDF/Primari/P_lista_vve_moc.pdf Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 (p. 164)]
| width = 75 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 307,532
| width = 30 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 100
|-
|}

== Mayor and Municipal Council election 2016 ==

{{main|2016 Romanian local elections}}

'''Bolded names''' represent the parties that gained seats in the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.

[[File:2016 cluj-napoca council.svg|thumb|275px|right|{{legend|#fae800|[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (17)}}
{{legend|#75ab17|[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (5)}}
{{legend|#ED262B|[[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (5)}}]]

{{election table|title=Summary of the 5 June 2016 Cluj-Napoca Local Council election results}}
|-
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = left colspan = 2 | Parties and alliances
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | Votes
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | %
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | Seats
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}
| '''[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Național Liberal'')'''
| align = right valign = top | '''49,218'''
| align = right valign = top | '''49.86'''
| align = right valign = top | '''17'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| '''[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România'')'''
| align = right | '''16,490'''
| align = right | '''16.70'''
| align = right | '''5'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}
| '''[[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] + [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Romania)|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats]] (''Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților'')'''
| align = right | '''13,955'''
| align = right | '''14.13'''
| align = right | '''5'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Romanian Social Party}}
| [[Romanian Social Party]] (''Partidul Social Românesc'')
| align = right | 3,214
| align = right | 3.25
| align = right | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|yellow}}
| Liberal Movement Party (''Partidul Mișcarea Liberală'')
| align = right valign = top | 2,974
| align = right valign = top |3.01
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|M10 (political party)}}
| [[The Right Alternative|M10 Party]] (''Partidul M10'')
| align = right valign = top | 2,946
| align = right valign = top | 2.98
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}}
| [[People's Movement Party]] (''Partidul Mișcarea Populară'')
| align = right valign = top | 2,834
| align = right valign = top | 2.87
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|light blue}}
| Democratic Christian Union Party of Romania (''Partidul Uniunea Creștin Democrată din România'')
| align = right valign = top | 2,729
| align = right valign = top | 2.76
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Humanist Power Party}}
| [[Humanist Power Party]] (''Partidul Puterii Umaniste'')
| align = right valign = top | 1,814
| align = right valign = top | 1.83
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party}}
| [[Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party]] (''Partidul Național Țărănesc Creștin Democrat'')
| align = right valign = top | 1.649
| align = right valign = top | 1.67
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania}}
| [[Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania]] (''Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania'')
| align = right valign = top | 881
| align = right valign = top | 0.89
| align = right valign = top | 0
|-
| style = background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan = 2 | Total (turnout %) [http://alegeri.roaep.ro/?alegeri=alegeri-locale-2016 Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016]
| width = 75 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 98,704
| width = 30 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 100
| width = 30 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | '''27'''
|-
|}

{{election table|title=Summary of the 5 June 2016 Cluj-Napoca Mayor election results}}
|-
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = left colspan = 2 | Parties and alliances
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = left | Candidate
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | Votes
! style = background-color:#E9E9E9 align = right | %
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}
| '''[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Național Liberal'')'''
| [[Emil Boc]] 
| align = right | '''64,311'''
| align = right | '''64.76'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| [[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România'')
| Horváth Anna
| align = right | 12,573
| align = right | 12.66
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Independent
| Octavian Buzoianu
| align = right valign = top | 8,721
| align = right valign = top | 8.78
|-
| {{party color cell|yellow}}
| Liberal Movement Party (''Partidul Mișcarea Liberală'')
| Alexa Doru Liviu Alin
| align = right | 3,496
| align = right | 3.52
|-
| {{party color cell|Romanian Social Party}}
| [[Romanian Social Party]] (''Partidul Social Românesc'')
| Mircia Giurgiu
| align = right | 3,184
| align = right | 3.20
|-
| {{party color cell|light blue}}
| Democratic Christian Union Party of Romania (''Partidul Uniunea Creștin Democrată din România'')
| David Ilie
| align = right valign = top | 2,119
| align = right valign = top | 2.13
|-
| {{party color cell|Humanist Power Party}}
| [[Humanist Power Party]] (''Partidul Puterii Umaniste'')
| Bruno Roschnafsky
| align = right | 1,776
| align = right | 1.78
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Movement Party}}
| [[People's Movement Party]] (''Partidul Mișcarea Populară'')
| Adrian Gurzău
| align = right valign = top | 1,289
| align = right valign = top | 1.29
|-
| {{party color cell|M10 (political party)}}
| [[The Right Alternative|M10 Party]] (''Partidul M10'')
| Maria Irina Pop
| align = right | 1,253
| align = right | 1.26
|-
| {{party color cell|Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania}}
| [[Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania]] (''Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania'')
| Fancsali Ernő
| align = right valign = top | 574
| align = right valign = top | 0.57
|-
| style = background-color:#E9E9E9 colspan = 3 | Total (turnout %) [http://alegeri.roaep.ro/?alegeri=alegeri-locale-2016 Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016]
| width = 75 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 99,296
| width = 30 align = right style = background-color:#E9E9E9 | 100
|-
|}

[[Category:Cluj-Napoca]]
[[Category:Local government in Romania]]