# 2026 Cagnano Varano mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Cagnano Varano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cagnano-varano.md), May 24, 2026

Matteo Lombardi won with 38.4% of the vote, 3.9 points ahead of Michele Di Pumpo.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matteo Lombardi | 1,605 | 38.4% | Elected |
| Michele Di Pumpo | 1,443 | 34.5% |  |
| Michele Coccia | 1,135 | 27.1% |  |

Valid votes: 4,183

Turnout: 58.2% (4,278 of 7,349 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Matteo Lombardi, 38.4%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cagnano-varano/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Elia Tavaglione, 46.8%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cagnano-varano/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Elia Tavaglione, 45.1%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cagnano-varano/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Giovanni Antonio Di Pumpo, 53.8%
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cagnano-varano/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Elia Tavaglione, 47.2%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 2026

- [Cagnano Varano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cagnano-varano/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 Cagnano Varano

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

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