# 1996 Bitetto mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Bitetto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto.md), November 17, 1996

Anna In Piccininno Paladino won with 31.4% of the vote, 1.8 points ahead of Armando Costa.

> 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.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna In Piccininno Paladino | 1,921 | 31.4% | Elected |
| Armando Costa | 1,813 | 29.6% |  |
| Stefano Occhiogrosso | 1,359 | 22.2% |  |
| Rocco Defilippis | 728 | 11.9% |  |
| Domenico Civitano | 294 | 4.8% |  |

Valid votes: 6,115

Turnout: 80.2% (6,400 of 7,978 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Fiorenza Pascazio, 68.4%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Stefano Occhiogrosso, 33.4%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Giovanni Iacovelli, 43.7%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Armando Costa, 54.3%
- November 17, 1996: Anna In Piccininno Paladino, 31.4%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Giovanni Iacovelli, 47.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 17, 1996

- [Bitetto municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1996-11-17-local.md) (238)

## 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 Bitetto

- 1996 Bitetto mayoral election
- [1996 Bitetto municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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