# 2026 Gagliano del Capo mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Gagliano del Capo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo.md), May 24, 2026

Gianfranco Melcarne won with 51.9% of the vote, 3.9 points ahead of Riccardo Monteduro.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gianfranco Melcarne | 1,537 | 51.9% | Elected |
| Riccardo Monteduro | 1,423 | 48.1% |  |

Valid votes: 2,960

Turnout: 54.7% (2,997 of 5,474 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Gianfranco Melcarne, 51.9%
- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2015-05-31-local/sindaco.md): Carlo Nesca, 57.4%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Buccarello, 62.8%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Buccarello, 39.2%
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/1999-06-13-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Monteduro, 54.4%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Monteduro, 42.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 2026

- [Gagliano del Capo municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2026-05-24-local.md) (1,318)

## 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 Gagliano del Capo

- 2026 Gagliano del Capo mayoral election
- [2026 Gagliano del Capo municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2026-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gagliano-del-capo/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.json.