# 1997 Assemini mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Assemini](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini.md), April 27, 1997

Paolo Mereu led with 37.1% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Massimo Usai.

> 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, April 27, 1997

- Paolo Mereu, 37.1% (Advanced)
- Massimo Usai, 31.8% (Advanced)
- Luciano Mereu, 18.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md), May 11, 1997

- Paolo Mereu, 52.9% (Elected)
- Massimo Usai, 47.1%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paolo Mereu | 4,713 | 37.1% | Advanced |
| Massimo Usai | 4,042 | 31.8% | Advanced |
| Luciano Mereu | 2,312 | 18.2% |  |
| Dionigi Carboni | 1,112 | 8.8% |  |
| Aldo Mereu | 529 | 4.2% |  |

Valid votes: 12,708

Turnout: 77.2% (13,616 of 17,646 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Mario Puddu, 68.2%
- [June 15, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/2008-06-15-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Mereu, 52.7%
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Luciano Casula, 58.9%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Nioi, 50.8%
- April 27, 1997: Paolo Mereu, 52.9%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Luciano Casula, 57.5%

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

- [Assemini municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/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 Assemini

- 1997 Assemini mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Assemini municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/1997-04-27-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/assemini/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.json.