# 1997 Mesagne mayoral election

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

Damiano Franco won with 77.4% of the vote, 54.8 points ahead of Roberto Distante.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Damiano Franco | 14,326 | 77.4% | Elected |
| Roberto Distante | 4,184 | 22.6% |  |

Valid votes: 18,510

Turnout: 75.4% (19,185 of 25,446 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Michele Rogoli, 86.4%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Franco Angelo Scoditti, 60.8%
- [April 13, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.md): Vincenzo Incalza, 54.8%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Vincenzo Incalza, 53.7%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Mario Rosario Sconosciuto, 50.3%
- November 16, 1997: Damiano Franco, 77.4%

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

- [Mesagne municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mesagne/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 Mesagne

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

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