# 2008 Palagianello mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Palagianello](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello.md), April 13, 2008

Michele Labalestra won with 55.9% of the vote, 23.9 points ahead of Paolo Rubino.

> 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 Labalestra | 3,098 | 55.9% | Elected |
| Paolo Rubino | 1,774 | 32.0% |  |
| Francesco Rosario Petrera | 667 | 12.0% |  |

Valid votes: 5,539

Turnout: 89.7% (5,701 of 6,357 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Michele Labalestra, 64.2%
- April 13, 2008: Michele Labalestra, 55.9%
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Rosario Petrera, 41.9%
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/1999-06-13-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Rubino, 56.5%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Francescopaolo Gentile, 61.0%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 13, 2008

- [Palagianello municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2008-04-13-local.md) (844)

## 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 Palagianello

- 2008 Palagianello mayoral election
- [2008 Palagianello municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/2008-04-13-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagianello/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.json.