# 1997 Semestene mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Semestene](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/semestene.md), November 30, 1997

Giovanni Maria Deriu won with 51.9% of the vote, 3.9 points ahead of Germano Fara.

> 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/semestene/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md), November 16, 1997

- Giovanni Maria Deriu, 49.7% (Advanced)
- Germano Fara, 49.7% (Advanced)
- Pierina Sias, 0.5%

### Second round, November 30, 1997

- Giovanni Maria Deriu, 51.9% (Elected)
- Germano Fara, 48.1%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giovanni Maria Deriu | 107 | 51.9% | Elected |
| Germano Fara | 99 | 48.1% |  |

Valid votes: 206

Turnout: 76.9% (210 of 273 registered)

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 30, 1997

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (42)

## 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/semestene/1997-11-30-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/semestene/1997-11-30-runoff/sindaco.json.