# 1998 Santeramo in Colle mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Santeramo in Colle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle.md), November 29, 1998

Michele Digregorio led with 46.2% of the vote, 14.6 points ahead of Luca Volpe.

> 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. No candidate won an absolute majority, so the top two went to a runoff on the second Sunday after (TUEL art. 72); the runoff date is that rule's, as the open data gives only the first round's date.

## Rounds

### Round 1, November 29, 1998

- Michele Digregorio, 46.2% (Advanced)
- Luca Volpe, 31.6% (Advanced)
- Gioacchino Vito Maiullari, 12.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/1998-12-13-runoff/sindaco.md), December 13, 1998

- Michele Digregorio, 56.7% (Elected)
- Luca Volpe, 43.3%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Digregorio | 7,547 | 46.2% | Advanced |
| Luca Volpe | 5,161 | 31.6% | Advanced |
| Gioacchino Vito Maiullari | 1,987 | 12.2% |  |
| Giovanni Petrera | 1,146 | 7.0% |  |
| Michele Giannini | 503 | 3.1% |  |

Valid votes: 16,344

Turnout: 79.5% (17,138 of 21,550 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Michele D'Ambrosio, 53.0%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Vito Lillo, 51.4%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Vito Sante Zeverino, 61.0%
- November 29, 1998: Michele Digregorio, 56.7%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Rosa In Petruzzelli Dimita, 60.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 29, 1998

- [Santeramo in Colle municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-11-29-local.md) (566)

## 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 Santeramo in Colle

- 1998 Santeramo in Colle mayoral election, first round
- [1998 Santeramo in Colle municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/santeramo-in-colle/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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