# 1998 Manduria mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Manduria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria.md), November 29, 1998

Gregorio Pecoraro led with 46.3% of the vote, 15.2 points ahead of Antonio Calò.

> 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, November 29, 1998

- Gregorio Pecoraro, 46.3% (Advanced)
- Antonio Calò, 31.1% (Advanced)
- Gregorio Raffaele Leonardo Pignataro, 13.7%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1998-12-13-runoff/sindaco.md), December 13, 1998

- Gregorio Pecoraro, 54.0% (Elected)
- Antonio Calò, 46.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gregorio Pecoraro | 9,788 | 46.3% | Advanced |
| Antonio Calò | 6,581 | 31.1% | Advanced |
| Gregorio Raffaele Leonardo Pignataro | 2,903 | 13.7% |  |
| Maria Pasana Calò | 686 | 3.2% |  |
| Pietro Di Bello | 627 | 3.0% |  |
| Tommaso Carlo Schiavoni | 389 | 1.8% |  |
| Gioacchino Edoardo Aureliano Di Natale | 156 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 21,130

Turnout: 84.3% (22,175 of 26,317 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Domenico Sammarco, 58.4%
- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Roberto Leonardo Massafra, 55.7%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Tommasino, 51.3%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Saverio Massaro, 55.2%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Calò, 61.8%
- November 29, 1998: Gregorio Pecoraro, 54.0%
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1994-11-20-local/sindaco.md): Gregorio Pecoraro, 61.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 29, 1998

- [Manduria municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-11-29-local.md) (566)

## 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 Manduria

- 1998 Manduria mayoral election, first round
- [1998 Manduria municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1998-11-29-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1998-11-29-local/sindaco.json.