# 1997 Modica mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Modica](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica.md), December 14, 1997

Carmelo Mario Ruta won with 56.6% of the vote, 13.3 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. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md), November 30, 1997

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

### Second round, December 14, 1997

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carmelo Mario Ruta | 16,486 | 56.6% | Elected |
| Giovanni Frasca | 12,624 | 43.4% |  |

Valid votes: 29,110

Turnout: 73.2% (30,810 of 42,081 registered)

## Also on the ballot in Italy on December 14, 1997

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (25)

## 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).

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco.json.