# 1997 Oria mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Oria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria.md), April 27, 1997

Sergio Giuseppe Ardito led with 41.5% of the vote, 6.5 points ahead of Maria Lucia Carone In Mola.

> 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. No candidate won an absolute majority, so the top two went to a runoff on the second Sunday after (TUEL art. 72); the runoff date is that rule's, as the open data gives only the first round's date.

## Rounds

### Round 1, April 27, 1997

- Sergio Giuseppe Ardito, 41.5% (Advanced)
- Maria Lucia Carone In Mola, 35.1% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Malva, 10.8%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md), May 11, 1997

- Sergio Giuseppe Ardito, 50.9% (Elected)
- Maria Lucia Carone In Mola, 49.1%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sergio Giuseppe Ardito | 4,074 | 41.5% | Advanced |
| Maria Lucia Carone In Mola | 3,440 | 35.1% | Advanced |
| Giuseppe Malva | 1,060 | 10.8% |  |
| Ermanno Vitto | 816 | 8.3% |  |
| Dino Attanasio Danese | 297 | 3.0% |  |
| Romualdo Desimone | 124 | 1.3% |  |

Valid votes: 9,811

Turnout: 83.6% (10,234 of 12,236 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Cosimo Pomarico, 50.8%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Cosimo Ferretti, 59.2%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Cosimo Moretto, 73.0%
- April 27, 1997: Sergio Giuseppe Ardito, 50.9%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Sergio Giuseppe Ardito, 54.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 27, 1997

- [Oria municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (2,218)

## 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 Oria

- 1997 Oria mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Oria municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.json.