# 1997 Torchiarolo mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Torchiarolo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo.md), November 16, 1997

Francesco Messito won with 50.47% of the vote, 0.94 points ahead of Antonio Del Coco.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francesco Messito | 1,770 | 50.5% | Elected |
| Antonio Del Coco | 1,737 | 49.5% |  |

Valid votes: 3,507

Turnout: 85.0% (3,674 of 4,324 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Elio Ciccarese, 72.8%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Giovanni Del Coco, 53.5%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Adele Renna, 31.8%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Del Coco, 38.1%
- November 16, 1997: Francesco Messito, 50.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Torchiarolo municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Torchiarolo

- 1997 Torchiarolo mayoral election
- [1997 Torchiarolo municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/1997-11-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torchiarolo/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.json.