# 1996 Palo del Colle mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Palo del Colle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle.md), November 17, 1996

Antonio Schinaia led with 40.7% of the vote, 17.1 points ahead of Giuseppe Dachille.

> 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, November 17, 1996

- Antonio Schinaia, 40.7% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Dachille, 23.6% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Mininni Iannuzzi, 21.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-12-01-runoff/sindaco.md), December 1, 1996

- Antonio Schinaia, 63.0% (Elected)
- Giuseppe Dachille, 37.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Schinaia | 4,771 | 40.7% | Advanced |
| Giuseppe Dachille | 2,765 | 23.6% | Advanced |
| Giuseppe Mininni Iannuzzi | 2,486 | 21.2% |  |
| Pietro Bonasia | 606 | 5.2% |  |
| Maria Concetta Rella | 582 | 5.0% |  |
| Giacomo Vessia | 509 | 4.3% |  |

Valid votes: 11,719

Turnout: 70.7% (12,235 of 17,296 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Tommaso Amendolara, 53.9%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Domenico Conte, 50.7%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Rosario Viola, 54.8%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Porzia Maria Mugnolo, 55.7%
- November 17, 1996: Antonio Schinaia, 63.0%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Nicola Terlizzese, 52.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 17, 1996

- [Palo del Colle municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1996-11-17-local.md) (238)

## 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 Palo del Colle

- 1996 Palo del Colle mayoral election, first round
- [1996 Palo del Colle municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.json.