# 1997 Pachino mayoral election, first round

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

Carmelo Latino led with 42.6% of the vote, 27.1 points ahead of Giuseppina Ignaccolo.

> 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 Latino, 42.6% (Advanced)
- Giuseppina Ignaccolo, 15.5% (Advanced)
- Pietro Ferrara, 14.6%

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

- Carmelo Latino, 63.0% (Elected)
- Giuseppina Ignaccolo, 37.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carmelo Latino | 5,258 | 42.6% | Advanced |
| Giuseppina Ignaccolo | 1,909 | 15.5% | Advanced |
| Pietro Ferrara | 1,797 | 14.6% |  |
| Paolino Gozzo | 1,480 | 12.0% |  |
| Modestino Preziosi | 1,365 | 11.1% |  |
| Corrado Dipietro | 529 | 4.3% |  |

Valid votes: 12,338

Turnout: 59.9% (13,110 of 21,894 registered)

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

- [Pachino municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/pachino/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 Pachino

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

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