# 1998 Paceco mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Paceco](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco.md), June 7, 1998

Giuseppe Detto Pio Novara won with 54.8% of the vote, 9.7 points ahead of Pietro Paesano. Pietro Paesano led the first round with 44.5%.

> 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/paceco/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md), May 24, 1998

- Pietro Paesano, 44.5% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Detto Pio Novara, 42.4% (Advanced)
- Girolamo Minore, 13.1%

### Second round, June 7, 1998

- Giuseppe Detto Pio Novara, 54.8% (Elected)
- Pietro Paesano, 45.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Detto Pio Novara | 3,485 | 54.8% | Elected |
| Pietro Paesano | 2,871 | 45.2% |  |

Valid votes: 6,356

Turnout: 70.2% (6,796 of 9,687 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 8, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/2003-06-08-runoff/sindaco.md): Antonino Giuseppe Plaja, 56.0%
- June 7, 1998: Giuseppe Detto Pio Novara, 54.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1998

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (72)

## 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/paceco/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.json.