# 1997 Corato mayoral election, first round

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

Luigi Di Gennaro led with 41.5% of the vote, 9.5 points ahead of Giovanni Montaruli.

> 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, April 27, 1997

- Luigi Di Gennaro, 41.5% (Advanced)
- Giovanni Montaruli, 32.0% (Advanced)
- Pasquale Tarantini, 11.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md), May 11, 1997

- Luigi Di Gennaro, 54.4% (Elected)
- Giovanni Montaruli, 45.6%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luigi Di Gennaro | 11,138 | 41.5% | Advanced |
| Giovanni Montaruli | 8,593 | 32.0% | Advanced |
| Pasquale Tarantini | 2,954 | 11.0% |  |
| Antonio Marcone | 948 | 3.5% |  |
| Nicola Tullo | 803 | 3.0% |  |
| Pasquale Pomodoro | 797 | 3.0% |  |
| Luigi Mazzilli | 771 | 2.9% |  |
| Vincenzo Adduci | 583 | 2.2% |  |
| Nicola Quinto | 274 | 1.0% |  |

Valid votes: 26,861

Turnout: 73.3% (28,289 of 38,603 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Corrado Nicola De Benedittis, 55.6%
- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Renato Bucci, 55.8%
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Perrone, 74.6%
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Perrone, 61.9%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Ruggiero Maria Fiore, 63.4%
- April 27, 1997: Luigi Di Gennaro, 54.4%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Di Gennaro, 62.4%

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

- [Corato municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/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 Corato

- 1997 Corato mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Corato municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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