Ladislav Lörinc leads the Košice mayoral race according to multiple late October 2026 polls, drawing support as the Košická strana candidate and current borough mayor, while Jaroslav Polaček, the incumbent backed by a six-party coalition, trails amid a fragmented field. Recent surveys from Ixactly and Focus place Lörinc first with 18–29 percent, followed closely by Martin Mudrák (supported by Progresívne Slovensko, Demokrati, and Za ľudí) and Polaček, with Lenka Kovačevičová and others further back; undecided voters remain high at 20–27 percent. The tight margins and multi-candidate contest explain trader consensus favoring Lörinc at 62 percent while assigning lower probabilities to Polaček and Mudrák, with the October 24 election date leaving limited time for major shifts.