# 1998 Gela mayoral election

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

Francesco Gallo won with 53.7% of the vote, 33.1 points ahead of Salvatore Roberto Tufano.

> 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.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francesco Gallo | 21,547 | 53.7% | Elected |
| Salvatore Roberto Tufano | 8,240 | 20.5% |  |
| Salvatore Crocetta | 6,275 | 15.6% |  |
| Flavio Giacomo Salvo Sinatra | 4,085 | 10.2% |  |

Valid votes: 40,147

Turnout: 71.7% (44,415 of 61,962 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/gela/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Giovanni Maria Gaetano Scaglione, 50.1%
- May 24, 1998: Francesco Gallo, 53.7%

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

- [Gela municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/gela/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 Gela

- 1998 Gela mayoral election
- [1998 Gela municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/gela/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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