# 2003 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 25, 2003

Giuseppe Castania led with 47.6% of the vote, 21.7 points ahead of Vito Guido Giuffrida.

> 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 25, 2003

- Giuseppe Castania, 47.6% (Advanced)
- Vito Guido Giuffrida, 25.9% (Advanced)
- Antonio Salvatore Inserra, 18.4%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/2003-06-08-runoff/sindaco.md), June 8, 2003

- Giuseppe Castania, 55.5% (Elected)
- Vito Guido Giuffrida, 44.5%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Castania | 3,945 | 47.6% | Advanced |
| Vito Guido Giuffrida | 2,149 | 25.9% | Advanced |
| Antonio Salvatore Inserra | 1,522 | 18.4% |  |
| Sebastiano Lisi | 377 | 4.5% |  |
| Giovanni Busso | 300 | 3.6% |  |

Valid votes: 8,293

Turnout: 68.3% (8,895 of 13,027 registered)

## This race in other years

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

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 25, 2003

- [Francofonte municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2003-05-25-local.md) (976)

## 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

- 2003 Francofonte mayoral election, first round
- [2003 Francofonte municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/2003-05-25-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/francofonte/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.json.