# 2005 Ploaghe mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Ploaghe](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe.md), May 8, 2005

Francesco Baule won with 38.2% of the vote, 9.0 points ahead of Maria Gavina Masala.

> 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 Baule | 1,256 | 38.2% | Elected |
| Maria Gavina Masala | 960 | 29.2% |  |
| Giovanni Serra | 873 | 26.5% |  |
| Antonio Calvia | 200 | 6.1% |  |

Valid votes: 3,289

Turnout: 82.1% (3,363 of 4,096 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2026-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Giammario Busellu, 54.8%
- [May 30, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2010-05-30-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Baule, 52.2%
- May 8, 2005: Francesco Baule, 38.2%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Maria Gavina In Montesu Masala, 26.8%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Cesaracciu, 47.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 8, 2005

- [Ploaghe municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2005-05-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2005-05-08-local.md) (366)

## 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 Ploaghe

- 2005 Ploaghe mayoral election
- [2005 Ploaghe municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2005-05-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2005-05-08-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/ploaghe/2005-05-08-local/sindaco.json.