# 2026 Calimera mayoral election

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

Giuseppe Mattei won with 50.7% of the vote, 22.1 points ahead of Virginia Panese.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Mattei | 2,335 | 50.7% | Elected |
| Virginia Panese | 1,315 | 28.5% |  |
| Gianluca Tommasi | 956 | 20.8% |  |

Valid votes: 4,606

Turnout: 76.2% (4,674 of 6,136 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Giuseppe Mattei, 50.7%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/calimera/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Rosato, 51.5%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/calimera/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Rosato, 39.1%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/calimera/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Rocco Panese, 58.3%
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/calimera/1996-06-09-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Rocco Panese, 44.5%

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

- [Calimera municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/calimera/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 Calimera

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

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