# 1998 Lecce mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Lecce](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce.md), May 24, 1998

Adriana Poli In Bortone won with 54.0% of the vote, 10.2 points ahead of Stefano Salvemini.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adriana Poli In Bortone | 32,900 | 54.0% | Elected |
| Stefano Salvemini | 26,677 | 43.8% |  |
| Ottorino Fiore | 885 | 1.5% |  |
| Francesco Sperduto | 467 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 60,929

Turnout: 80.6% (63,903 of 79,260 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Perrone, 64.3%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Perrone, 56.2%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Adriana Poli In Bortone, 68.9%
- May 24, 1998: Adriana Poli In Bortone, 54.0%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Stefano Salvemini, 53.4%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Lecce municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Lecce

- 1998 Lecce mayoral election
- [1998 Lecce municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1998-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lecce/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.json.