# 2003 Palagonia mayoral election, first round

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

Fausto Maria Fagone led with 48.8% of the vote, 19.3 points ahead of Francesco Calanducci.

> 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

- Fausto Maria Fagone, 48.8% (Advanced)
- Francesco Calanducci, 29.5% (Advanced)
- Salvatrice Leonardo, 21.6%

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

- Fausto Maria Fagone, 56.4% (Elected)
- Francesco Calanducci, 43.6%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fausto Maria Fagone | 4,875 | 48.8% | Advanced |
| Francesco Calanducci | 2,946 | 29.5% | Advanced |
| Salvatrice Leonardo | 2,161 | 21.6% |  |

Valid votes: 9,982

Turnout: 74.2% (10,616 of 14,307 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 25, 2003: Fausto Maria Fagone, 56.4%
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palagonia/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Salvatore Fausto Maria Fagone, 57.1%

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

- [Palagonia municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palagonia/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 Palagonia

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

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