# 2026 Bitetto mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Bitetto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto.md), May 24, 2026

Fiorenza Pascazio won with 68.4% of the vote, 36.8 points ahead of Nicola Rutigliano.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fiorenza Pascazio | 4,630 | 68.4% | Elected |
| Nicola Rutigliano | 2,140 | 31.6% |  |

Valid votes: 6,770

Turnout: 67.1% (6,932 of 10,325 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md): 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 May 24, 2026

- [Bitetto municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2026-05-24-local.md) (1,318)

## 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

- 2026 Bitetto mayoral election
- [2026 Bitetto municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2026-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bitetto/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.json.