# 1998 Salaparuta mayoral election

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

Giuseppe La Rocca won with 53.1% of the vote, 6.1 points ahead of Salvatore Castronovo.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe La Rocca | 687 | 53.1% | Elected |
| Salvatore Castronovo | 608 | 46.9% |  |

Valid votes: 1,295

Turnout: 72.0% (1,353 of 1,880 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salaparuta/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Rosario Drago, 66.2%
- May 24, 1998: Giuseppe La Rocca, 53.1%

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

- [Salaparuta municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salaparuta/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 Salaparuta

- 1998 Salaparuta mayoral election
- [1998 Salaparuta municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salaparuta/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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