# 1997 Racale mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Racale](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale.md), November 16, 1997

Errico Silvio Causo won with 35.1% of the vote, 4.3 points ahead of Francesco Giuseppe Detto Franco Manni.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Errico Silvio Causo | 2,252 | 35.1% | Elected |
| Francesco Giuseppe Detto Franco Manni | 1,973 | 30.7% |  |
| Francesco Saverio Quarta Colosso | 1,936 | 30.2% |  |
| Nicola Anastasia | 257 | 4.0% |  |

Valid votes: 6,418

Turnout: 78.4% (6,656 of 8,491 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Salsetti, 92.5%
- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Donato Metallo, 43.0%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Massimo Basurto, 42.9%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Errico Silvio Causo, 60.9%
- November 16, 1997: Errico Silvio Causo, 35.1%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Saverio Quarta Colosso, 59.5%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Saverio Quarta Colosso, 41.9%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Racale municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Racale

- 1997 Racale mayoral election
- [1997 Racale municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/racale/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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