# 1998 Bisceglie mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Bisceglie](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie.md), May 24, 1998

Biagio Lorusso led with 37.9% of the vote, 8.2 points ahead of Francesco Napoletano.

> 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, May 24, 1998

- Biagio Lorusso, 37.9% (Advanced)
- Francesco Napoletano, 29.7% (Advanced)
- Antonio Belsito, 20.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.md), June 7, 1998

- Francesco Napoletano, 57.0% (Elected)
- Biagio Lorusso, 43.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biagio Lorusso | 11,480 | 37.9% | Advanced |
| Francesco Napoletano | 8,986 | 29.7% | Advanced |
| Antonio Belsito | 6,117 | 20.2% |  |
| Luigi De Pinto | 3,264 | 10.8% |  |
| Bartolomeo Torchetti | 449 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 30,296

Turnout: 75.9% (31,747 of 41,814 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Carlo Spina, 61.3%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Carlo Spina, 58.5%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Carlo Spina, 57.5%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Napoletano, 50.7%
- May 24, 1998: Francesco Napoletano, 57.0%
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1996-06-09-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Napoletano, 57.1%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Maria Giuseppina Detta Lulù Del Monaco, 54.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Bisceglie municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Bisceglie

- 1998 Bisceglie mayoral election, first round
- [1998 Bisceglie municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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