# 1998 Francofonte mayoral election, first round

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

Vito Guido Detto Tuccio Giuffrida led with 35.4% of the vote, 6.1 points ahead of Sebastiano Spoto Puleo.

> 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

- Vito Guido Detto Tuccio Giuffrida, 35.4% (Advanced)
- Sebastiano Spoto Puleo, 29.3% (Advanced)
- Mariella Carlotta Cocuzza, 16.5%

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

- Vito Guido Detto Tuccio Giuffrida, 51.8% (Elected)
- Sebastiano Spoto Puleo, 48.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vito Guido Detto Tuccio Giuffrida | 2,989 | 35.4% | Advanced |
| Sebastiano Spoto Puleo | 2,472 | 29.3% | Advanced |
| Mariella Carlotta Cocuzza | 1,394 | 16.5% |  |
| Attilio Cultrera | 837 | 9.9% |  |
| Salvatore Zisa | 744 | 8.8% |  |

Valid votes: 8,436

Turnout: 70.3% (9,262 of 13,181 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Castania, 55.5%
- May 24, 1998: Vito Guido Detto Tuccio Giuffrida, 51.8%

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

- [Francofonte municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/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 Francofonte

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

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