# 1997 Petralia Sottana mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Petralia Sottana](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/petralia-sottana.md), November 30, 1997

Alfonso Di Benedetto won with 41.0% of the vote, 4.3 points ahead of Croce Giuseppe 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. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alfonso Di Benedetto | 965 | 41.0% | Elected |
| Croce Giuseppe Bongiorno | 863 | 36.7% |  |
| Arturo Neglia | 523 | 22.2% |  |

Valid votes: 2,351

Turnout: 74.6% (2,513 of 3,368 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/petralia-sottana/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Roberto Ardizzone, 57.0%
- November 30, 1997: Alfonso Di Benedetto, 41.0%

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

- [Petralia Sottana municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/petralia-sottana/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 Petralia Sottana

- 1997 Petralia Sottana mayoral election
- [1997 Petralia Sottana municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/petralia-sottana/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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