# 2002 Paternò mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Paternò](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno.md), May 26, 2002

Giuseppe Detto Pippo Failla led with 48.8% of the vote, 21.3 points ahead of Salvatore Detto Turi Asero.

> 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 26, 2002

- Giuseppe Detto Pippo Failla, 48.8% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Detto Turi Asero, 27.4% (Advanced)
- Domenico Claudio Detto Mimmo Galvagno, 23.3%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/2002-06-09-runoff/sindaco.md), June 9, 2002

- Giuseppe Detto Pippo Failla, 52.2% (Elected)
- Salvatore Detto Turi Asero, 47.8%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Detto Pippo Failla | 14,899 | 48.8% | Advanced |
| Salvatore Detto Turi Asero | 8,379 | 27.4% | Advanced |
| Domenico Claudio Detto Mimmo Galvagno | 7,122 | 23.3% |  |
| Francesco Palumbo | 146 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 30,546

Turnout: 82.5% (32,417 of 39,300 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 26, 2002: Giuseppe Detto Pippo Failla, 52.2%
- [November 30, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md): Grazia Maria Ligresti, 52.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 26, 2002

- [Paternò municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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 Paternò

- 2002 Paternò mayoral election, first round
- [2002 Paternò municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/2002-05-26-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.json.