# 1997 Lentini mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Lentini](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini.md), November 30, 1997

Salvatore Raiti led with 32.2% of the vote, 8.6 points ahead of Mario Bosco.

> 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, November 30, 1997

- Salvatore Raiti, 32.2% (Advanced)
- Mario Bosco, 23.6% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Chiarenza, 12.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco.md), December 14, 1997

- Salvatore Raiti, 61.3% (Elected)
- Mario Bosco, 38.7%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salvatore Raiti | 4,922 | 32.2% | Advanced |
| Mario Bosco | 3,610 | 23.6% | Advanced |
| Salvatore Chiarenza | 1,833 | 12.0% |  |
| Agostino Guercio | 1,112 | 7.3% |  |
| Giuseppe La Rocca | 1,091 | 7.1% |  |
| Luigi Messina | 1,029 | 6.7% |  |
| Cirino Cillepi | 937 | 6.1% |  |
| Salvatore Oddo | 566 | 3.7% |  |
| Concetta Diolosà | 165 | 1.1% |  |

Valid votes: 15,265

Turnout: 71.4% (16,875 of 23,620 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Sebastiano Neri, 60.5%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Francesco Rossitto, 61.1%
- November 30, 1997: Salvatore Raiti, 61.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 30, 1997

- [Lentini municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (372)

## 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 Lentini

- 1997 Lentini mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Lentini municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/1997-11-30-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/lentini/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.json.