# 2003 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 25, 2003

Antonino Solarino led with 49.4% of the vote, 3.8 points ahead of Domenico Arezzo.

> 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 25, 2003

- Antonino Solarino, 49.4% (Advanced)
- Domenico Arezzo, 45.6% (Advanced)
- Antonio Di Paola, 2.9%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-06-08-runoff/sindaco.md), June 8, 2003

- Antonino Solarino, 54.2% (Elected)
- Domenico Arezzo, 45.8%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonino Solarino | 21,952 | 49.4% | Advanced |
| Domenico Arezzo | 20,277 | 45.6% | Advanced |
| Antonio Di Paola | 1,286 | 2.9% |  |
| Giuseppe Angelica | 485 | 1.1% |  |
| Biagio Calvo | 441 | 1.0% |  |

Valid votes: 44,441

Turnout: 79.3% (47,194 of 59,536 registered)

## This race in other years

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

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 25, 2003

- [Ragusa municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2003-05-25-local.md) (976)

## 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

- 2003 Ragusa mayoral election, first round
- [2003 Ragusa municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-05-25-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.json.