# 1997 Caltanissetta mayoral election, second round

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

Michele Antonio Abbate won with 63.6% of the vote, 27.2 points ahead of Raimondo Luigi Bruno Detto Rudi Maira.

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

- Michele Antonio Abbate, 32.4% (Advanced)
- Raimondo Luigi Bruno Detto Rudi Maira, 26.7% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Mancuso, 24.2%

### Second round, December 14, 1997

- Michele Antonio Abbate, 63.6% (Elected)
- Raimondo Luigi Bruno Detto Rudi Maira, 36.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Antonio Abbate | 21,258 | 63.6% | Elected |
| Raimondo Luigi Bruno Detto Rudi Maira | 12,172 | 36.4% |  |

Valid votes: 33,430

Turnout: 60.8% (34,888 of 57,348 registered)

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