# 1997 La Maddalena mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [La Maddalena](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena.md), November 16, 1997

Mario Birardi won with 45.4% of the vote, 10.4 points ahead of Romeo Armellini.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mario Birardi | 3,294 | 45.4% | Elected |
| Romeo Armellini | 2,538 | 35.0% |  |
| Pasquale Gennaro Serra | 878 | 12.1% |  |
| Francesco Del Giudice | 538 | 7.4% |  |

Valid votes: 7,248

Turnout: 76.3% (7,477 of 9,796 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/2026-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Fabio Lai, 66.8%
- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/2015-05-31-local/sindaco.md): Luca Carlo Montella, 49.1%
- [May 30, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/2010-05-30-local/sindaco.md): Angelo Comiti, 28.8%
- [May 8, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/2005-05-08-local/sindaco.md): Angelo Comiti, 34.9%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Rosanna Giudice, 47.0%
- November 16, 1997: Mario Birardi, 45.4%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Pasquale Gennaro Serra, 40.8%

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

- [La Maddalena municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/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 La Maddalena

- 1997 La Maddalena mayoral election
- [1997 La Maddalena municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/la-maddalena/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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