# 2012 Gioia del Colle mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Gioia del Colle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle.md), May 6, 2012

Sergio Povia led with 48.5% of the vote, 29.1 points ahead of Pietro Longo.

> 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 6, 2012

- Sergio Povia, 48.5% (Advanced)
- Pietro Longo, 19.5% (Advanced)
- Enzo Cuscito, 13.3%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md), May 20, 2012

- Sergio Povia, 61.3% (Elected)
- Pietro Longo, 38.7%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sergio Povia | 8,240 | 48.5% | Advanced |
| Pietro Longo | 3,305 | 19.5% | Advanced |
| Enzo Cuscito | 2,264 | 13.3% |  |
| Donato Lucilla | 1,758 | 10.4% |  |
| Claudio Vincenzo De Leonardis | 1,413 | 8.3% |  |

Valid votes: 16,980

Turnout: 73.6% (17,747 of 24,122 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 6, 2012: Sergio Povia, 61.3%
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.md): Pietro Longo, 54.3%
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Vito Mastrovito, 56.5%
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/1999-06-13-local/sindaco.md): Sergio Povia, 79.6%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Sergio Povia, 56.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 6, 2012

- [Gioia del Colle municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2012-05-06-local.md) (1,534)

## 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 Gioia del Colle

- 2012 Gioia del Colle mayoral election, first round
- [2012 Gioia del Colle municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2012-05-06-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/gioia-del-colle/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.json.