# 1997 Villaputzu mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sardegna](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna.md) / [Villaputzu](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu.md), November 16, 1997

Giuseppe Antonio Pili won with 54.8% of the vote, 9.6 points ahead of Gianfranco Piu.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Antonio Pili | 1,663 | 54.8% | Elected |
| Gianfranco Piu | 1,373 | 45.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,036

Turnout: 71.9% (3,266 of 4,543 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/2026-06-07-local/sindaco.md): Pierpaolo Piu, 52.1%
- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/2015-05-31-local/sindaco.md): Sandro Porcu, 60.0%
- [June 10, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/2012-06-10-local/sindaco.md): Fernando Luigi Codonesu, 49.3%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Gianfranco Piu, 55.1%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Gianfranco Piu, 39.6%
- November 16, 1997: Giuseppe Antonio Pili, 54.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Villaputzu municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Villaputzu

- 1997 Villaputzu mayoral election
- [1997 Villaputzu municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/1997-11-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sardegna/villaputzu/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.json.