# 2026 Roccaforzata mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Roccaforzata](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata.md), May 24, 2026

Mario Santo won with 58.6% of the vote, 27.2 points ahead of Vincenzo Manzo.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mario Santo | 671 | 58.6% | Elected |
| Vincenzo Manzo | 359 | 31.3% |  |
| Michelangelo Serio | 116 | 10.1% |  |

Valid votes: 1,146

Turnout: 77.7% (1,178 of 1,516 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 24, 2026: Mario Santo, 58.6%
- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Maria Giovanna Iacca, 60.4%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Vincenzo Pastore, 54.6%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Vincenzo Pastore, 56.1%
- [April 27, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md): Raffaele Salamino, 55.0%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Cosimo Panessa, 52.4%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 2026

- [Roccaforzata municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2026-05-24-local.md) (1,318)

## 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 Roccaforzata

- 2026 Roccaforzata mayoral election
- [2026 Roccaforzata municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2026-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/roccaforzata/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.json.