# 1998 Ragusa mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Ragusa](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa.md), May 24, 1998

Domenico Arezzo led with 28.8% of the vote, 1.6 points ahead of Giorgio Chessari.

> 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 24, 1998

- Domenico Arezzo, 28.8% (Advanced)
- Giorgio Chessari, 27.2% (Advanced)
- Giovanni Francesco Antoci, 23.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.md), June 7, 1998

- Domenico Arezzo, 53.6% (Elected)
- Giorgio Chessari, 46.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domenico Arezzo | 11,558 | 28.8% | Advanced |
| Giorgio Chessari | 10,929 | 27.2% | Advanced |
| Giovanni Francesco Antoci | 9,212 | 23.0% |  |
| Salvatore Bocchieri | 5,059 | 12.6% |  |
| Angelo Schembri | 2,624 | 6.5% |  |
| Giorgio Cascone | 726 | 1.8% |  |

Valid votes: 40,108

Turnout: 77.2% (45,315 of 58,663 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Antonino Solarino, 54.2%
- May 24, 1998: Domenico Arezzo, 53.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Ragusa municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Ragusa

- 1998 Ragusa mayoral election, first round
- [1998 Ragusa municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.json.