# 1998 Misilmeri mayoral election, first round

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

Gaetano Cimò led with 23.3% of the vote, 1.7 points ahead of Gaspare Di Spezio.

> 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

- Gaetano Cimò, 23.3% (Advanced)
- Gaspare Di Spezio, 21.6% (Advanced)
- Pietro Carnesi, 15.5%

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

- Gaspare Di Spezio, 60.1% (Elected)
- Gaetano Cimò, 39.9%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaetano Cimò | 3,044 | 23.3% | Advanced |
| Gaspare Di Spezio | 2,823 | 21.6% | Advanced |
| Pietro Carnesi | 2,033 | 15.5% |  |
| Francesco Vitrano | 1,726 | 13.2% |  |
| Giuseppe Corso | 1,519 | 11.6% |  |
| Salvatore Lo Cascio | 1,119 | 8.6% |  |
| Giuseppe Messineo | 814 | 6.2% |  |

Valid votes: 13,078

Turnout: 82.0% (14,548 of 17,750 registered)

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

- [Misilmeri municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/misilmeri/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 Misilmeri

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

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