# 1998 Martina Franca mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Martina Franca](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca.md), December 13, 1998

Bruno Semeraro won with 58.2% of the vote, 16.4 points ahead of Giuseppe Caroli. Giuseppe Caroli led the first round with 36.5%.

> 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.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1998-11-29-local/sindaco.md), November 29, 1998

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

### Second round, December 13, 1998

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruno Semeraro | 15,701 | 58.2% | Elected |
| Giuseppe Caroli | 11,272 | 41.8% |  |

Valid votes: 26,973

Turnout: 71.1% (27,874 of 39,207 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 20, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md): Francesco Ancona, 68.6%
- December 13, 1998: Bruno Semeraro, 58.2%
- [December 4, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1994-12-04-runoff/sindaco.md): Vitantonio Zizzi, 50.4%
- [June 20, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1993-06-20-runoff/sindaco.md): Martino Margiotta, 65.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on December 13, 1998

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-11-29-local.md) (35)

## 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).

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1998-12-13-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1998-12-13-runoff/sindaco.json.