# 2005 Manduria mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Manduria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria.md), April 3, 2005

Francesco Saverio Massaro won with 55.2% of the vote, 29.9 points ahead of Vito Leonardo Girardi.

> 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 Saverio Massaro | 11,545 | 55.2% | Elected |
| Vito Leonardo Girardi | 5,289 | 25.3% |  |
| Pietro Briganti | 3,120 | 14.9% |  |
| Giuseppe Francesco Perrone | 889 | 4.2% |  |
| Pompilio Cesare Rizzello | 87 | 0.4% |  |

Valid votes: 20,930

Turnout: 82.2% (21,963 of 26,735 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/1998-11-29-local/sindaco.md): 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 April 3, 2005

- [Manduria municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2005-04-03-local.md) (730)

## 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

- 2005 Manduria mayoral election
- [2005 Manduria municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2005-04-03-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/manduria/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.json.