# 2012 Palagiano mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Palagiano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano.md), May 6, 2012

Antonio Tarasco led with 49.99% of the vote, 12.7 points ahead of Francesco Serra.

> 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, May 6, 2012

- Antonio Tarasco, 49.99% (Advanced)
- Francesco Serra, 37.2% (Advanced)
- Vito Cervellera, 12.8%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2012-05-20-runoff/sindaco.md), May 20, 2012

- Antonio Tarasco, 61.6% (Elected)
- Francesco Serra, 38.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Tarasco | 5,407 | 49.99% | Advanced |
| Francesco Serra | 4,029 | 37.2% | Advanced |
| Vito Cervellera | 1,381 | 12.8% |  |

Valid votes: 10,817

Turnout: 84.9% (11,087 of 13,064 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 6, 2012: Antonio Tarasco, 61.6%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Rocco Ressa, 58.1%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Rocco Ressa, 48.0%
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md): Vincenzo Stellaccio, 31.1%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Vincenzo Stellaccio, 36.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 6, 2012

- [Palagiano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2012-05-06-local.md) (1,534)

## 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 Palagiano

- 2012 Palagiano mayoral election, first round
- [2012 Palagiano municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2012-05-06-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.json.