# 1998 Acireale mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Acireale](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale.md), May 24, 1998

Agostino Pennisi led with 39.5% of the vote, 2.2 points ahead of Niccolò Grassi Bertazzi.

> 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 24, 1998

- Agostino Pennisi, 39.5% (Advanced)
- Niccolò Grassi Bertazzi, 37.3% (Advanced)
- Franco Buscemi, 19.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.md), June 7, 1998

- Agostino Pennisi, 62.4% (Elected)
- Niccolò Grassi Bertazzi, 37.6%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agostino Pennisi | 12,290 | 39.5% | Advanced |
| Niccolò Grassi Bertazzi | 11,613 | 37.3% | Advanced |
| Franco Buscemi | 5,965 | 19.2% |  |
| Venerando Gambino | 1,234 | 4.0% |  |

Valid votes: 31,102

Turnout: 82.3% (34,451 of 41,856 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Antonino Garozzo, 53.8%
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Antonino Garozzo, 54.8%
- May 24, 1998: Agostino Pennisi, 62.4%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Acireale municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Acireale

- 1998 Acireale mayoral election, first round
- [1998 Acireale municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.json.