# 1998 Maruggio mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Maruggio](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio.md), May 24, 1998

Giovanni Longo won with 55.5% of the vote, 18.2 points ahead of Gaetano Marsella.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giovanni Longo | 2,055 | 55.5% | Elected |
| Gaetano Marsella | 1,381 | 37.3% |  |
| Giuseppe Giovanni Longo | 179 | 4.8% |  |
| Giuseppe Fusco | 85 | 2.3% |  |

Valid votes: 3,700

Turnout: 83.2% (3,831 of 4,607 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/2009-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Alberto Chimienti, 57.0%
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Alberto Chimienti, 48.8%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Giovanni Longo, 58.4%
- May 24, 1998: Giovanni Longo, 55.5%
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/1994-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Mario Calò, 30.0%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Maruggio municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Maruggio

- 1998 Maruggio mayoral election
- [1998 Maruggio municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/1998-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/maruggio/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.json.