# 1998 Comiso mayoral election, first round

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

Giuseppe Digiacomo led with 49.6% of the vote, 12.5 points ahead of Michele Assenza.

> 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

- Giuseppe Digiacomo, 49.6% (Advanced)
- Michele Assenza, 37.1% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Pacini, 11.2%

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

- Giuseppe Digiacomo, 53.5% (Elected)
- Michele Assenza, 46.5%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Digiacomo | 9,188 | 49.6% | Advanced |
| Michele Assenza | 6,872 | 37.1% | Advanced |
| Salvatore Pacini | 2,081 | 11.2% |  |
| Salvatore Catalano | 373 | 2.0% |  |

Valid votes: 18,514

Turnout: 80.9% (19,479 of 24,085 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/comiso/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Digiacomo, 58.0%
- May 24, 1998: Giuseppe Digiacomo, 53.5%

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

- [Comiso municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/comiso/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 Comiso

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

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