# 1997 Candela mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Candela](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela.md), April 27, 1997

Donato Sena won with 58.9% of the vote, 17.9 points ahead of Leonardo Schiavone.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Donato Sena | 1,133 | 58.9% | Elected |
| Leonardo Schiavone | 789 | 41.1% |  |

Valid votes: 1,922

Turnout: 82.6% (1,983 of 2,400 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe De Vitto, 100.0%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Gatta, 54.2%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Savino Antonio Santarella, 64.4%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Savino Antonio Santarella, 56.7%
- April 27, 1997: Donato Sena, 58.9%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Donato Sena, 41.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 27, 1997

- [Candela municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (2,218)

## 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 Candela

- 1997 Candela mayoral election
- [1997 Candela municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/1997-04-27-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/candela/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.json.