# 2002 Minervino Murge mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Minervino Murge](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge.md), May 26, 2002

Michele Della Croce won with 55.3% of the vote, 17.8 points ahead of Franco Limongelli.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Della Croce | 3,620 | 55.3% | Elected |
| Franco Limongelli | 2,457 | 37.5% |  |
| Sabino Rizzi | 470 | 7.2% |  |

Valid votes: 6,547

Turnout: 75.2% (6,862 of 9,122 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Massimiliano Bevilacqua, 48.8%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Mario Gennaro Detto Rino Superbo, 38.3%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Roccotelli, 46.9%
- May 26, 2002: Michele Della Croce, 55.3%
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md): Michele Della Croce, 61.2%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Ettore Grisorio, 39.9%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 26, 2002

- [Minervino Murge municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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 Minervino Murge

- 2002 Minervino Murge mayoral election
- [2002 Minervino Murge municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/minervino-murge/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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