# 1997 Piazza Armerina mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Piazza Armerina](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/piazza-armerina.md), November 30, 1997

Ivan Giuseppe Velardita led with 42.6% of the vote, 8.0 points ahead of Fulvio Salvatore Sottosanti.

> 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

- Ivan Giuseppe Velardita, 42.6% (Advanced)
- Fulvio Salvatore Sottosanti, 34.6% (Advanced)
- Rosario Ettore Italo Politi, 20.9%

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

- Fulvio Salvatore Sottosanti, 56.3% (Elected)
- Ivan Giuseppe Velardita, 43.7%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ivan Giuseppe Velardita | 5,670 | 42.6% | Advanced |
| Fulvio Salvatore Sottosanti | 4,601 | 34.6% | Advanced |
| Rosario Ettore Italo Politi | 2,785 | 20.9% |  |
| Giuseppe Cascino | 244 | 1.8% |  |

Valid votes: 13,300

Turnout: 65.7% (14,038 of 21,351 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/piazza-armerina/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Maurizio Prestifilippo, 52.1%
- November 30, 1997: Fulvio Salvatore Sottosanti, 56.3%

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

- [Piazza Armerina municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/piazza-armerina/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 Piazza Armerina

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

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