# 2012 Ruffano mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Ruffano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano.md), May 6, 2012

Carlo Russo won with 34.32% of the vote, 0.05 points ahead of Antonio Rocco Cavallo.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlo Russo | 2,053 | 34.3% | Elected |
| Antonio Rocco Cavallo | 2,050 | 34.3% |  |
| Francesco De Vitis | 1,229 | 20.5% |  |
| Osvaldo Casto | 474 | 7.9% |  |
| Pietro Zaccagnino | 176 | 2.9% |  |

Valid votes: 5,982

Turnout: 68.9% (6,180 of 8,968 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Rocco Cavallo, 100.0%
- May 6, 2012: Carlo Russo, 34.3%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Carlo Russo, 49.7%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Nicola Fiorito, 34.5%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Nicola Fiorito, 100.0%
- [November 17, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md): Rocco Stradiotti, 48.8%
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1994-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Nicola Fiorito, 56.7%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 6, 2012

- [Ruffano municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2012-05-06-local.md) (1,534)

## 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 Ruffano

- 2012 Ruffano mayoral election
- [2012 Ruffano municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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