# 2002 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), May 26, 2002

Matteo Viola won with 50.6% of the vote, 1.1 points ahead of Matteo Orlando.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matteo Viola | 817 | 50.6% | Elected |
| Matteo Orlando | 799 | 49.4% |  |

Valid votes: 1,616

Turnout: 78.5% (1,639 of 2,087 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md): 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 May 26, 2002

- [Rignano Garganico municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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

- 2002 Rignano Garganico mayoral election
- [2002 Rignano Garganico municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2002-05-26-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rignano-garganico/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.json.