# 1998 Martina Franca mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Martina Franca](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca.md), November 29, 1998

Giuseppe Caroli led with 36.5% of the vote, 5.1 points ahead of Bruno Semeraro.

> 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

- Giuseppe Caroli, 36.5% (Advanced)
- Bruno Semeraro, 31.4% (Advanced)
- Marcello Cantore, 25.2%

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

- Bruno Semeraro, 58.2% (Elected)
- Giuseppe Caroli, 41.8%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Caroli | 11,405 | 36.5% | Advanced |
| Bruno Semeraro | 9,824 | 31.4% | Advanced |
| Marcello Cantore | 7,869 | 25.2% |  |
| Francesco Terruli | 1,314 | 4.2% |  |
| Bartolomeo Buonanuova | 871 | 2.8% |  |

Valid votes: 31,283

Turnout: 84.5% (33,127 of 39,207 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Ancona, 68.6%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Palazzo, 51.8%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Leonardo Conserva, 66.7%
- November 29, 1998: Bruno Semeraro, 58.2%
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1994-11-20-local/sindaco.md): Vitantonio Zizzi, 50.4%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Martino Margiotta, 65.6%

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

- [Martina Franca municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/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 Martina Franca

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

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