# 2003 Paceco mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Paceco](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco.md), May 25, 2003

Antonino Giuseppe Plaja led with 32.0% of the vote, 1.2 points ahead of Salvatore Bongiorno.

> 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 25, 2003

- Antonino Giuseppe Plaja, 32.0% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Bongiorno, 30.8% (Advanced)
- Francesco D'Agate, 30.5%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/2003-06-08-runoff/sindaco.md), June 8, 2003

- Antonino Giuseppe Plaja, 56.0% (Elected)
- Salvatore Bongiorno, 44.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonino Giuseppe Plaja | 2,330 | 32.0% | Advanced |
| Salvatore Bongiorno | 2,243 | 30.8% | Advanced |
| Francesco D'Agate | 2,216 | 30.5% |  |
| Carlo Scaduto | 485 | 6.7% |  |

Valid votes: 7,274

Turnout: 80.5% (7,815 of 9,710 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 25, 2003: Antonino Giuseppe Plaja, 56.0%
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Giuseppe Detto Pio Novara, 54.8%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 25, 2003

- [Paceco municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2003-05-25-local.md) (976)

## 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 Paceco

- 2003 Paceco mayoral election, first round
- [2003 Paceco municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/2003-05-25-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paceco/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.json.