# 1997 Bronte mayoral election, first round

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

Mario Zappia led with 48.7% of the vote, 16.6 points ahead of Franco Catania.

> 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

- Mario Zappia, 48.7% (Advanced)
- Franco Catania, 32.1%
- Nunzio Calanna, 19.3%

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

- Mario Zappia, 100.0% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mario Zappia | 5,692 | 48.7% | Advanced |
| Franco Catania | 3,753 | 32.1% |  |
| Nunzio Calanna | 2,252 | 19.3% |  |

Valid votes: 11,697

Turnout: 71.6% (12,694 of 17,731 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/bronte/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Leanza, 54.8%
- November 30, 1997: Mario Zappia, 100.0%

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

- [Bronte municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/bronte/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 Bronte

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

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