# 2026 Melpignano mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Melpignano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano.md), May 24, 2026

Valentina Avantaggiato won with 58.5% of the vote, 17.1 points ahead of Salvatore Colazzo.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valentina Avantaggiato | 880 | 58.5% | Elected |
| Salvatore Colazzo | 623 | 41.5% |  |

Valid votes: 1,503

Turnout: 64.3% (1,547 of 2,405 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Valentina Avantaggiato, 58.5%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Ivan Stomeo, 58.2%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Sergio Blasi, 72.4%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Sergio Blasi, 62.5%
- [November 19, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1995-11-19-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Salvatore De Donno, 53.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 2026

- [Melpignano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2026-05-24-local.md) (1,318)

## 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 Melpignano

- 2026 Melpignano mayoral election
- [2026 Melpignano municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2026-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.json.