# 1996 Taranto mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Taranto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto.md), June 9, 1996

Gaetano Detto Mimmo De Cosmo led with 49.6% of the vote, 3.8 points ahead of Ippazio Stefano.

> 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, June 9, 1996

- Gaetano Detto Mimmo De Cosmo, 49.6% (Advanced)
- Ippazio Stefano, 45.8% (Advanced)
- Nicola Tagliente, 2.7%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1996-06-23-runoff/sindaco.md), June 23, 1996

- Gaetano Detto Mimmo De Cosmo, 54.8% (Elected)
- Ippazio Stefano, 45.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaetano Detto Mimmo De Cosmo | 62,947 | 49.6% | Advanced |
| Ippazio Stefano | 58,125 | 45.8% | Advanced |
| Nicola Tagliente | 3,389 | 2.7% |  |
| Leonardo Corvace | 780 | 0.6% |  |
| Massimo Ravelli | 535 | 0.4% |  |
| Annamaria Gentile | 517 | 0.4% |  |
| Camillo Dell'Anno | 466 | 0.4% |  |
| Giuseppe Quaranta | 217 | 0.2% |  |

Valid votes: 126,976

Turnout: 74.2% (132,306 of 178,234 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2025](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2025-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Pietro Bitetti, 54.7%
- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Ippazio Stefàno, 69.7%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Ippazio Stefàno, 76.3%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Rossana Di Bello, 57.9%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Rossana Di Bello, 57.5%
- June 9, 1996: Gaetano Detto Mimmo De Cosmo, 54.8%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Giancarlo Cito, 52.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 9, 1996

- [Taranto municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1996-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1996-06-09-local.md) (314)

## 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 Taranto

- 1996 Taranto mayoral election, first round
- [1996 Taranto municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1996-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1996-06-09-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/taranto/1996-06-09-local/sindaco.json.