# 2002 Conversano mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Conversano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano.md), May 26, 2002

Raffaele Piemontese led with 44.8% of the vote, 13.5 points ahead of Domenico Macchia.

> 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, May 26, 2002

- Raffaele Piemontese, 44.8% (Advanced)
- Domenico Macchia, 31.4% (Advanced)
- Vitantonio Damiani, 12.7%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2002-06-09-runoff/sindaco.md), June 9, 2002

- Domenico Macchia, 50.7% (Elected)
- Raffaele Piemontese, 49.3%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raffaele Piemontese | 7,181 | 44.8% | Advanced |
| Domenico Macchia | 5,026 | 31.4% | Advanced |
| Vitantonio Damiani | 2,042 | 12.7% |  |
| Saverio Lonero | 1,772 | 11.1% |  |

Valid votes: 16,021

Turnout: 78.5% (16,641 of 21,204 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Lovascio, 53.8%
- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Lovascio, 51.7%
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Lovascio, 62.4%
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Iudice, 55.0%
- May 26, 2002: Domenico Macchia, 50.7%
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/1999-06-13-local/sindaco.md): Vitantonio Bonasora, 54.9%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Vitantonio Bonasora, 60.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 26, 2002

- [Conversano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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 Conversano

- 2002 Conversano mayoral election, first round
- [2002 Conversano municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2002-05-26-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/conversano/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.json.