# 1998 San Gregorio di Catania mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [San Gregorio di Catania](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/san-gregorio-di-catania.md), May 24, 1998

Domenico Balsamo won with 51.4% of the vote, 2.8 points ahead of Paolo Saija.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domenico Balsamo | 3,039 | 51.4% | Elected |
| Paolo Saija | 2,876 | 48.6% |  |

Valid votes: 5,915

Turnout: 78.1% (6,341 of 8,114 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/san-gregorio-di-catania/2003-05-25-local/sindaco.md): Domenico Balsamo, 53.9%
- May 24, 1998: Domenico Balsamo, 51.4%

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

- [San Gregorio di Catania municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/san-gregorio-di-catania/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 San Gregorio di Catania

- 1998 San Gregorio di Catania mayoral election
- [1998 San Gregorio di Catania municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/san-gregorio-di-catania/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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