# 1998 Salemi mayoral election, first round

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

Biagio Grimaldi led with 36.4% of the vote, 8.9 points ahead of Luigi Crimi.

> 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

- Biagio Grimaldi, 36.4% (Advanced)
- Luigi Crimi, 27.5% (Advanced)
- Maria Anna Robino, 23.5%

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

- Luigi Crimi, 64.5% (Elected)
- Biagio Grimaldi, 35.5%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biagio Grimaldi | 2,798 | 36.4% | Advanced |
| Luigi Crimi | 2,112 | 27.5% | Advanced |
| Maria Anna Robino | 1,804 | 23.5% |  |
| Vito Merendino | 967 | 12.6% |  |

Valid votes: 7,681

Turnout: 72.5% (8,391 of 11,568 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Biagio Mastrantoni, 58.6%
- May 24, 1998: Luigi Crimi, 64.5%

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

- [Salemi municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi/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 Salemi

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

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