# 1997 Cutrofiano mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Cutrofiano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano.md), November 16, 1997

Rocco Rosario Detto Rory Ligori won with 43.4% of the vote, 10.1 points ahead of Raffaele Antonio Vergine.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rocco Rosario Detto Rory Ligori | 2,746 | 43.4% | Elected |
| Raffaele Antonio Vergine | 2,108 | 33.3% |  |
| Sandra Zappatore | 1,472 | 23.3% |  |

Valid votes: 6,326

Turnout: 78.5% (6,583 of 8,383 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Melissano, 45.6%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Oriele Rosario Rolli, 53.5%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Aldo Tarantini, 53.2%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Paolino Matteo, 61.8%
- November 16, 1997: Rocco Rosario Detto Rory Ligori, 43.4%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Lucio Meleleo, 45.1%

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

- [Cutrofiano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/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 Cutrofiano

- 1997 Cutrofiano mayoral election
- [1997 Cutrofiano municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/cutrofiano/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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