# 1998 Ribera mayoral election, first round

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

Antonio Sgrò led with 43.9% of the vote, 17.7 points ahead of Giuseppe Cortese.

> 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

- Antonio Sgrò, 43.9% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Cortese, 26.1% (Advanced)
- Pietro D'Anna, 22.8%

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

- Giuseppe Cortese, 52.0% (Elected)
- Antonio Sgrò, 48.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Sgrò | 5,799 | 43.9% | Advanced |
| Giuseppe Cortese | 3,454 | 26.1% | Advanced |
| Pietro D'Anna | 3,012 | 22.8% |  |
| Pasquale D'Anna | 954 | 7.2% |  |

Valid votes: 13,219

Turnout: 69.0% (14,124 of 20,468 registered)

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

- [Ribera municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ribera/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 Ribera

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

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