# 1997 Patti mayoral election, first round

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

Lucio Melita led with 40.73% of the vote, 0.57 points ahead of Salvatore Olivo.

> 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

- Lucio Melita, 40.7% (Advanced)
- Salvatore Olivo, 40.2% (Advanced)
- Franco Francesco Cimino Cimino, 19.1%

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

- Salvatore Olivo, 54.4% (Elected)
- Lucio Melita, 45.6%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucio Melita | 3,619 | 40.7% | Advanced |
| Salvatore Olivo | 3,568 | 40.2% | Advanced |
| Franco Francesco Cimino Cimino | 1,699 | 19.1% |  |

Valid votes: 8,886

Turnout: 81.3% (9,297 of 11,429 registered)

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

- [Patti municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/patti/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 Patti

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

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