# 1997 Sant'Agata li Battiati mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Sant'Agata li Battiati](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sant-agata-li-battiati.md), November 30, 1997

Gregorio Arena won with 50.15% of the vote, 0.30 points ahead of Sebastiano Augusto Motta.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gregorio Arena | 3,159 | 50.2% | Elected |
| Sebastiano Augusto Motta | 3,140 | 49.8% |  |

Valid votes: 6,299

Turnout: 76.4% (6,522 of 8,533 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sant-agata-li-battiati/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Sebastiano Augusto Motta, 59.5%
- November 30, 1997: Gregorio Arena, 50.2%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 30, 1997

- [Sant'Agata li Battiati municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sant-agata-li-battiati/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (372)

## 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 Sant'Agata li Battiati

- 1997 Sant'Agata li Battiati mayoral election
- [1997 Sant'Agata li Battiati municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sant-agata-li-battiati/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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