# 1997 Avola mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Avola](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola.md), November 30, 1997

Gaetano Cancemi led with 43.9% of the vote, 18.3 points ahead of Mariano Ferro.

> 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, November 30, 1997

- Gaetano Cancemi, 43.9% (Advanced)
- Mariano Ferro, 25.6% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Magro, 24.6%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco.md), December 14, 1997

- Gaetano Cancemi, 56.8% (Elected)
- Mariano Ferro, 43.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaetano Cancemi | 8,371 | 43.9% | Advanced |
| Mariano Ferro | 4,876 | 25.6% | Advanced |
| Salvatore Magro | 4,694 | 24.6% |  |
| Giuseppe Caldarella | 817 | 4.3% |  |
| Carmelo Carnemolla | 298 | 1.6% |  |

Valid votes: 19,056

Turnout: 77.8% (20,639 of 26,535 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Albino Di Giovanni, 51.3%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Giansiracusa, 52.0%
- November 30, 1997: Gaetano Cancemi, 56.8%

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

- [Avola municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (372)

## 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 Avola

- 1997 Avola mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Avola municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1997-11-30-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.json.