# 2026 Grumo Appula mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Grumo Appula](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula.md), May 24, 2026

Francesco Rutigliano won with 52.9% of the vote, 18.3 points ahead of Stefano Cea.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francesco Rutigliano | 3,805 | 52.9% | Elected |
| Stefano Cea | 2,488 | 34.6% |  |
| Gabriella Spadafina | 903 | 12.5% |  |

Valid votes: 7,196

Turnout: 65.3% (7,364 of 11,285 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Francesco Rutigliano, 52.9%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Michele D'Atri, 59.0%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Vito Panzarino, 100.0%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Domenico Rutigliano, 53.7%
- [November 17, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Domenico Rutigliano, 58.4%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Rocco Colasuonno, 30.6%

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

- [Grumo Appula municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/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 Grumo Appula

- 2026 Grumo Appula mayoral election
- [2026 Grumo Appula municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/grumo-appula/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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