# 2005 Sestu mayoral election, first round

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

Michele Cossa led with 40.17% of the vote, 0.28 points ahead of Aldo Pili.

> 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, May 8, 2005

- Michele Cossa, 40.2% (Advanced)
- Aldo Pili, 39.9% (Advanced)
- Massimiliano Bullita, 8.4%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/2005-05-22-runoff/sindaco.md), May 22, 2005

- Aldo Pili, 50.9% (Elected)
- Michele Cossa, 49.1%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Cossa | 4,010 | 40.2% | Advanced |
| Aldo Pili | 3,982 | 39.9% | Advanced |
| Massimiliano Bullita | 842 | 8.4% |  |
| Enrico Pili | 621 | 6.2% |  |
| Pietro Pitzanti | 528 | 5.3% |  |

Valid votes: 9,983

Turnout: 74.3% (10,312 of 13,886 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/2026-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Michele Cossa, 54.3%
- [May 30, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/2010-05-30-local/sindaco.md): Aldo Pili, 51.2%
- May 8, 2005: Aldo Pili, 50.9%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Luciano Taccori, 32.1%
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/1995-04-23-local/sindaco.md): Michele Cossa, 64.3%

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

- [Sestu municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/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 Sestu

- 2005 Sestu mayoral election, first round
- [2005 Sestu municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/sestu/2005-05-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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