# 1998 Bisceglie mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Bisceglie](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie.md), June 7, 1998

Francesco Napoletano won with 57.0% of the vote, 14.0 points ahead of Biagio Lorusso. Biagio Lorusso led the first round with 37.9%.

> 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. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md), May 24, 1998

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

### Second round, June 7, 1998

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francesco Napoletano | 13,361 | 57.0% | Elected |
| Biagio Lorusso | 10,075 | 43.0% |  |

Valid votes: 23,436

Turnout: 58.0% (24,256 of 41,814 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 9, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/2013-06-09-runoff/sindaco.md): Francesco Carlo Spina, 61.3%
- June 7, 1998: Francesco Napoletano, 57.0%
- [June 23, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1996-06-23-runoff/sindaco.md): Francesco Napoletano, 57.1%
- [May 7, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1995-05-07-runoff/sindaco.md): Maria Giuseppina Detta Lulù Del Monaco, 54.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1998

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (72)

## 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).

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bisceglie/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.json.