# 1997 Casamassima mayoral election

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

Maria Paola In Pierini Susca Bonerba won with 47.1% of the vote, 9.4 points ahead of Pasquale Francesco Pignataro.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Paola In Pierini Susca Bonerba | 4,409 | 47.1% | Elected |
| Pasquale Francesco Pignataro | 3,528 | 37.7% |  |
| Francesco Laricchia | 1,428 | 15.2% |  |

Valid votes: 9,365

Turnout: 74.4% (9,800 of 13,176 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casamassima/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Domenico Detto Mimmo Birardi, 59.0%
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casamassima/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.md): Domenico Vito De Tommaso, 60.4%
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casamassima/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Domenico Vito De Tommaso, 58.4%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casamassima/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Emilio Carelli, 57.7%
- April 27, 1997: Maria Paola In Pierini Susca Bonerba, 47.1%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casamassima/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Maria Paola Susca Bonerba In Pierini, 51.7%

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

- [Casamassima municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casamassima/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 Casamassima

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

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