# 1997 Modica mayoral election, first round

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

Carmelo Mario Ruta led with 43.2% of the vote, 16.3 points ahead of Giovanni Frasca.

> 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

- Carmelo Mario Ruta, 43.2% (Advanced)
- Giovanni Frasca, 26.8% (Advanced)
- Antonino Scivoletto, 12.5%

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

- Carmelo Mario Ruta, 56.6% (Elected)
- Giovanni Frasca, 43.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carmelo Mario Ruta | 13,543 | 43.2% | Advanced |
| Giovanni Frasca | 8,419 | 26.8% | Advanced |
| Antonino Scivoletto | 3,928 | 12.5% |  |
| Carmelo Carpentieri | 2,212 | 7.0% |  |
| Francesco Mario Pitino | 1,986 | 6.3% |  |
| Giuseppe Giannone Malavita | 1,292 | 4.1% |  |

Valid votes: 31,380

Turnout: 81.1% (34,134 of 42,081 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Pietro Torchi Lucifora, 51.8%
- November 30, 1997: Carmelo Mario Ruta, 56.6%

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

- [Modica municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/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 Modica

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

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