# 1997 Porto Torres mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Porto Torres](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres.md), May 11, 1997

Eugenio Cossu won with 52.1% of the vote, 4.2 points ahead of Giacomo Rum. Giacomo Rum led the first round with 39.3%.

> 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.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md), April 27, 1997

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

### Second round, May 11, 1997

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eugenio Cossu | 5,962 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Giacomo Rum | 5,484 | 47.9% |  |

Valid votes: 11,446

Turnout: 68.3% (11,934 of 17,481 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 13, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2010-06-13-runoff/sindaco.md): Luigi Beniamino Scarpa, 54.3%
- [May 22, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2005-05-22-runoff/sindaco.md): Luciano Mura, 52.7%
- [May 27, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/2001-05-27-runoff/sindaco.md): Gilda Usai Cermelli, 50.4%
- May 11, 1997: Eugenio Cossu, 52.1%
- [June 20, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/1993-06-20-runoff/sindaco.md): Alfredo Dessì, 67.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 11, 1997

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (76)

## 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).

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/porto-torres/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.json.