# 1997 San Paolo di Civitate mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [San Paolo di Civitate](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate.md), April 27, 1997

Matteo Laganella won with 52.3% of the vote, 4.5 points ahead of Francesco Paolo Perricone.

> 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 Laganella | 1,973 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Francesco Paolo Perricone | 1,802 | 47.7% |  |

Valid votes: 3,775

Turnout: 72.4% (3,889 of 5,375 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/2015-05-31-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Gentile, 35.8%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Generoso Perna, 64.9%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Generoso Detto Genny Perna, 40.1%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Roberto Zampino, 42.1%
- April 27, 1997: Matteo Laganella, 52.3%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, 38.6%

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

- [San Paolo di Civitate municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/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 San Paolo di Civitate

- 1997 San Paolo di Civitate mayoral election
- [1997 San Paolo di Civitate municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/san-paolo-di-civitate/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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