# 1997 Rignano Garganico mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Rignano Garganico](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico.md), April 27, 1997

Michele Ciavarella won with 55.9% of the vote, 11.9 points ahead of Giulio Stilla.

> 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 Ciavarella | 896 | 55.9% | Elected |
| Giulio Stilla | 706 | 44.1% |  |

Valid votes: 1,602

Turnout: 76.5% (1,637 of 2,139 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Vito Di Carlo, 56.6%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Gisolfi, 40.9%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Matteo Viola, 50.6%
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Michele Ciavarella, 42.5%
- April 27, 1997: Michele Ciavarella, 55.9%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Pietro Bergantino, 50.7%

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

- [Rignano Garganico municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/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 Rignano Garganico

- 1997 Rignano Garganico mayoral election
- [1997 Rignano Garganico municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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