# 1997 Giovinazzo mayoral election, first round

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

Giuseppe Illuzzi led with 43.9% of the vote, 8.0 points ahead of Fedele Decandia.

> 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

- Giuseppe Illuzzi, 43.9% (Advanced)
- Fedele Decandia, 35.8% (Advanced)
- Pasquale Stufano, 20.3%

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

- Giuseppe Illuzzi, 60.5% (Elected)
- Fedele Decandia, 39.5%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Illuzzi | 5,542 | 43.9% | Advanced |
| Fedele Decandia | 4,526 | 35.8% | Advanced |
| Pasquale Stufano | 2,564 | 20.3% |  |

Valid votes: 12,632

Turnout: 74.3% (13,422 of 18,070 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/giovinazzo/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Tommaso Depalma, 62.3%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/giovinazzo/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Natalicchio, 53.4%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/giovinazzo/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Detto Antonello Natalicchio, 54.1%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/giovinazzo/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Detto Antonello Natalicchio, 53.4%
- April 27, 1997: Giuseppe Illuzzi, 60.5%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/giovinazzo/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Ruggero Iannone, 51.0%

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

- [Giovinazzo municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/giovinazzo/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 Giovinazzo

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

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