# 1997 Lizzano mayoral election

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

Generoso Tocci won with 26.6% of the vote, 2.0 points ahead of Cosimo Raffaele Zito.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Generoso Tocci | 1,719 | 26.6% | Elected |
| Cosimo Raffaele Zito | 1,588 | 24.6% |  |
| Antonio Clemente Cavallo | 1,519 | 23.5% |  |
| Giuseppe Benedetto | 765 | 11.8% |  |
| Cosimo Damiano Delauro | 431 | 6.7% |  |
| Francesco Maiorano | 339 | 5.2% |  |
| Giuseppe Quaranta | 99 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 6,460

Turnout: 81.5% (6,668 of 8,179 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Dario, Maria, Fortunato Macripò, 35.7%
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.md): Dario Maria Fortunato Macripò, 29.0%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Gaetano Bino, 49.6%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Clemente Cavallo, 34.2%
- April 27, 1997: Generoso Tocci, 26.6%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Clemente Cavallo, 30.8%

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

- [Lizzano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/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 Lizzano

- 1997 Lizzano mayoral election
- [1997 Lizzano municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/lizzano/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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