# 1997 Barletta mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Barletta](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta.md), November 16, 1997

Francesco Salerno led with 41.9% of the vote, 9.9 points ahead of Antonio Luzzi.

> 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, November 16, 1997

- Francesco Salerno, 41.9% (Advanced)
- Antonio Luzzi, 32.0% (Advanced)
- Costantino Palmitessa, 17.3%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1997-11-30-runoff/sindaco.md), November 30, 1997

- Francesco Salerno, 56.6% (Elected)
- Antonio Luzzi, 43.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francesco Salerno | 20,294 | 41.9% | Advanced |
| Antonio Luzzi | 15,490 | 32.0% | Advanced |
| Costantino Palmitessa | 8,361 | 17.3% |  |
| Alfredo Giovanni Nicola Basile | 4,282 | 8.8% |  |

Valid votes: 48,427

Turnout: 73.3% (51,854 of 70,737 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Pasquale Cascella, 62.9%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Maffei, 55.6%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Maffei, 70.0%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Salerno, 55.8%
- November 16, 1997: Francesco Salerno, 56.6%
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1996-06-09-local/sindaco.md): Ruggiero Dimiccoli, 53.9%
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1994-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Raffaele Fiore, 51.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Barletta municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Barletta

- 1997 Barletta mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Barletta municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1997-11-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/barletta/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.json.