# 1997 Castellana Grotte mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Castellana Grotte](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte.md), November 16, 1997

Simone Cosimo Leone Detto Simone Pinto led with 43.5% of the vote, 16.9 points ahead of Domenico Antonio Guido Caputo.

> 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. No candidate won an absolute majority, so the top two went to a runoff on the second Sunday after (TUEL art. 72); the runoff date is that rule's, as the open data gives only the first round's date.

## Rounds

### Round 1, November 16, 1997

- Simone Cosimo Leone Detto Simone Pinto, 43.5% (Advanced)
- Domenico Antonio Guido Caputo, 26.7% (Advanced)
- Paolo Nicola Minoia, 25.1%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/1997-11-30-runoff/sindaco.md), November 30, 1997

- Simone Cosimo Leone Detto Simone Pinto, 62.2% (Elected)
- Domenico Antonio Guido Caputo, 37.8%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Simone Cosimo Leone Detto Simone Pinto | 5,210 | 43.5% | Advanced |
| Domenico Antonio Guido Caputo | 3,191 | 26.7% | Advanced |
| Paolo Nicola Minoia | 3,009 | 25.1% |  |
| Luciano Magno | 555 | 4.6% |  |

Valid votes: 11,965

Turnout: 82.4% (12,621 of 15,316 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Tricase, 56.7%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Tricase, 58.8%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Simone Cosimo Leone Detto Simone Pinto, 71.4%
- November 16, 1997: Simone Cosimo Leone Detto Simone Pinto, 62.2%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Simone Massimo Leone Pinto, 58.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Castellana Grotte municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Castellana Grotte

- 1997 Castellana Grotte mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Castellana Grotte municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/1997-11-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/castellana-grotte/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.json.