# 1998 Salemi mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Salemi](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi.md), June 7, 1998

Luigi Crimi won with 64.5% of the vote, 29.0 points ahead of Biagio Grimaldi. Biagio Grimaldi led the first round with 36.4%.

> 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.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md), May 24, 1998

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

### Second round, June 7, 1998

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luigi Crimi | 4,669 | 64.5% | Elected |
| Biagio Grimaldi | 2,568 | 35.5% |  |

Valid votes: 7,237

Turnout: 66.2% (7,660 of 11,568 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 8, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi/2003-06-08-runoff/sindaco.md): Biagio Mastrantoni, 58.6%
- June 7, 1998: Luigi Crimi, 64.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1998

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (72)

## 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).

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/salemi/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.json.