# 1997 Corsano mayoral election

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

Biagio Caracciolo won with 68.6% of the vote, 37.1 points ahead of Elena Tagliaferro.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biagio Caracciolo | 2,546 | 68.6% | Elected |
| Elena Tagliaferro | 1,167 | 31.4% |  |

Valid votes: 3,713

Turnout: 85.0% (3,799 of 4,469 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2025](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corsano/2025-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Caracciolo, 63.7%
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corsano/2009-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Biagio Cazzato, 47.7%
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corsano/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Biagio Raona, 40.2%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corsano/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Biagio Cazzato, 55.0%
- April 27, 1997: Biagio Caracciolo, 68.6%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corsano/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Biagio Caracciolo, 29.4%

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

- [Corsano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corsano/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 Corsano

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

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