# 2002 Padria mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Padria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria.md), May 26, 2002

Paolo Cossu won with 43.1% of the vote, 4.9 points ahead of Antonio Sale.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paolo Cossu | 274 | 43.1% | Elected |
| Antonio Sale | 243 | 38.3% |  |
| Raimonda Chelo | 118 | 18.6% |  |

Valid votes: 635

Turnout: 79.8% (648 of 812 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 10, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/2012-06-10-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Sale, 54.8%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Sale, 54.2%
- May 26, 2002: Paolo Cossu, 43.1%
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md): Antonietta Porcu, 100.0%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Antonietta Porcu, 63.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 26, 2002

- [Padria municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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 Padria

- 2002 Padria mayoral election
- [2002 Padria municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/2002-05-26-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/padria/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.json.