# 1997 Mattinata mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Mattinata](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata.md), November 16, 1997

Gianfranco Piemontese won with 48.4% of the vote, 1.4 points ahead of Biagio Piemontese.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gianfranco Piemontese | 1,920 | 48.4% | Elected |
| Biagio Piemontese | 1,863 | 47.0% |  |
| Antonio Bisceglia | 180 | 4.5% |  |

Valid votes: 3,963

Turnout: 74.9% (4,067 of 5,429 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Michele Bisceglia, 100.0%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Lucio Roberto Prencipe, 56.2%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Angelo Iannotta, 56.2%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Angelo Iannotta, 60.1%
- November 16, 1997: Gianfranco Piemontese, 48.4%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Gianfranco Piemontese, 38.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Mattinata municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Mattinata

- 1997 Mattinata mayoral election
- [1997 Mattinata municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1997-11-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.json.