# 1997 San Marco in Lamis mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [San Marco in Lamis](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-marco-in-lamis.md), May 11, 1997

Michele Galante won with 56.7% of the vote, 13.5 points ahead of Rosa Pia Centola In Tricarico.

> 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.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-marco-in-lamis/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md), April 27, 1997

- Michele Galante, 34.1% (Advanced)
- Rosa Pia Centola In Tricarico, 29.9% (Advanced)
- Matteo Tenace, 29.2%

### Second round, May 11, 1997

- Michele Galante, 56.7% (Elected)
- Rosa Pia Centola In Tricarico, 43.3%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Galante | 5,039 | 56.7% | Elected |
| Rosa Pia Centola In Tricarico | 3,843 | 43.3% |  |

Valid votes: 8,882

Turnout: 74.5% (10,253 of 13,767 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 29, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-marco-in-lamis/2011-05-29-runoff/sindaco.md): Angelo Cera, 58.5%
- May 11, 1997: Michele Galante, 56.7%
- [June 20, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-marco-in-lamis/1993-06-20-runoff/sindaco.md): Michele Galante, 61.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 11, 1997

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (76)

## 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).

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-marco-in-lamis/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-marco-in-lamis/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.json.