# 1997 Altamura mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Altamura](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura.md), April 27, 1997

Vito Plotino led with 48.5% of the vote, 7.7 points ahead of Francesco Maria Viti.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. No candidate won an absolute majority, so the top two went to a runoff on the second Sunday after (TUEL art. 72); the runoff date is that rule's, as the open data gives only the first round's date.

## Rounds

### Round 1, April 27, 1997

- Vito Plotino, 48.5% (Advanced)
- Francesco Maria Viti, 40.8% (Advanced)
- Francesco Zaccaria, 6.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md), May 11, 1997

- Vito Plotino, 55.6% (Elected)
- Francesco Maria Viti, 44.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vito Plotino | 17,885 | 48.5% | Advanced |
| Francesco Maria Viti | 15,045 | 40.8% | Advanced |
| Francesco Zaccaria | 2,230 | 6.0% |  |
| Alfredo Striccoli | 1,058 | 2.9% |  |
| Giovanni Ferrandina | 681 | 1.8% |  |

Valid votes: 36,899

Turnout: 84.9% (38,566 of 45,420 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Mario Antonio Felice Stacca, 61.2%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Mario Antonio Felice Stacca, 55.7%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Rachele Popolizio, 52.4%
- April 27, 1997: Vito Plotino, 55.6%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Vito Plotino, 57.0%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 27, 1997

- [Altamura municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (2,218)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

## On the ballot in Altamura

- 1997 Altamura mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Altamura municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/altamura/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.json.