# 1997 Leonforte mayoral election, first round

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

Antonino Di Leonforte led with 35.5% of the vote, 5.1 points ahead of Vito Manuele.

> 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

- Antonino Di Leonforte, 35.5% (Advanced)
- Vito Manuele, 30.5% (Advanced)
- Aldo Longo, 27.4%

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

- Vito Manuele, 60.9% (Elected)
- Antonino Di Leonforte, 39.1%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonino Di Leonforte | 3,095 | 35.5% | Advanced |
| Vito Manuele | 2,652 | 30.5% | Advanced |
| Aldo Longo | 2,390 | 27.4% |  |
| Salvatore Stella | 373 | 4.3% |  |
| Cataldo Pecora | 199 | 2.3% |  |

Valid votes: 8,709

Turnout: 68.6% (9,231 of 13,452 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/leonforte/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Giovanni D'Anna, 72.7%
- November 30, 1997: Vito Manuele, 60.9%

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

- [Leonforte municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/leonforte/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 Leonforte

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

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