# 2001 Torricella mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Torricella](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella.md), May 13, 2001

Michele Franzoso won with 53.8% of the vote, 7.6 points ahead of Cosimo Damiano Lacaita.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Franzoso | 1,649 | 53.8% | Elected |
| Cosimo Damiano Lacaita | 1,416 | 46.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,065

Turnout: 88.9% (3,147 of 3,539 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Emidio De Pascale, 55.5%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Turco, 50.3%
- May 13, 2001: Michele Franzoso, 53.8%
- [April 27, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md): Michele Franzoso, 50.2%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Cosimo Damiano Lacaita, 54.9%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 13, 2001

- [Torricella municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2001-05-13-local.md) (2,528)

## 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 Torricella

- 2001 Torricella mayoral election
- [2001 Torricella municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/2001-05-13-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/torricella/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.json.