# 1997 Barrafranca mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Barrafranca](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/barrafranca.md), December 14, 1997

Giuseppe Salvatore Marchì won with 51.8% of the vote, 3.5 points ahead of Salvatore Giuseppe Ferrigno.

> 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/sicilia/barrafranca/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md), November 30, 1997

- Giuseppe Salvatore Marchì, 42.4% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Giuseppe Ferrigno, 38.4% (Advanced)
- Gaetano Giunta, 15.7%

### Second round, December 14, 1997

- Giuseppe Salvatore Marchì, 51.8% (Elected)
- Salvatore Giuseppe Ferrigno, 48.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Salvatore Marchì | 4,228 | 51.8% | Elected |
| Salvatore Giuseppe Ferrigno | 3,939 | 48.2% |  |

Valid votes: 8,167

Turnout: 54.1% (8,501 of 15,709 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 9, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/barrafranca/2002-06-09-runoff/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Salvatore Marchì, 55.9%
- December 14, 1997: Giuseppe Salvatore Marchì, 51.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on December 14, 1997

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (25)

## 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/sicilia/barrafranca/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/barrafranca/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco.json.