# 1997 Porto Torres mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Porto Torres](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres.md), April 27, 1997

Giacomo Rum led with 39.3% of the vote, 8.5 points ahead of Eugenio Cossu.

> 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

- Giacomo Rum, 39.3% (Advanced)
- Eugenio Cossu, 30.8% (Advanced)
- Annibale Francesconi, 27.5%

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

- Eugenio Cossu, 52.1% (Elected)
- Giacomo Rum, 47.9%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giacomo Rum | 5,208 | 39.3% | Advanced |
| Eugenio Cossu | 4,080 | 30.8% | Advanced |
| Annibale Francesconi | 3,647 | 27.5% |  |
| Salvatore Fadda | 330 | 2.5% |  |

Valid votes: 13,265

Turnout: 80.1% (13,995 of 17,481 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2026-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Massimo Mulas, 62.7%
- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2015-05-31-local/sindaco.md): Sean Christian Wheeler, 72.7%
- [May 30, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2010-05-30-local/sindaco.md): Luigi Beniamino Scarpa, 54.3%
- [May 8, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2005-05-08-local/sindaco.md): Luciano Mura, 52.7%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Gilda Usai Cermelli, 50.4%
- April 27, 1997: Eugenio Cossu, 52.1%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Alfredo Dessì, 67.1%

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

- [Porto Torres municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/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 Porto Torres

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

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