# 1997 Cavallino mayoral election

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

Gaetano Gorgoni won with 31.5% of the vote, 2.1 points ahead of Carla Rugge.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaetano Gorgoni | 2,162 | 31.5% | Elected |
| Carla Rugge | 2,021 | 29.4% |  |
| Rossana Schirinzi | 1,711 | 24.9% |  |
| Lorenzo Capone | 976 | 14.2% |  |

Valid votes: 6,870

Turnout: 86.7% (7,061 of 8,142 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cavallino/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Michele Lombardi, 64.6%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cavallino/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Michele Lombardi, 58.5%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cavallino/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Gaetano Gorgoni, 54.7%
- April 27, 1997: Gaetano Gorgoni, 31.5%

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

- [Cavallino municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cavallino/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 Cavallino

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

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