# 1997 Sciacca mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Sciacca](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca.md), November 30, 1997

Damiano Geraldi led with 34.1% of the vote, 1.2 points ahead of Ignazio Messina.

> 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, November 30, 1997

- Damiano Geraldi, 34.1% (Advanced)
- Ignazio Messina, 32.9% (Advanced)
- Accursio Montalbano, 27.4%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca/1997-12-14-runoff/sindaco.md), December 14, 1997

- Ignazio Messina, 58.6% (Elected)
- Damiano Geraldi, 41.4%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Damiano Geraldi | 8,538 | 34.1% | Advanced |
| Ignazio Messina | 8,248 | 32.9% | Advanced |
| Accursio Montalbano | 6,869 | 27.4% |  |
| Santo Bono | 695 | 2.8% |  |
| Dino Tanto | 692 | 2.8% |  |

Valid votes: 25,042

Turnout: 79.7% (26,727 of 33,546 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca/2004-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Mario Turturici, 52.1%
- November 30, 1997: Ignazio Messina, 58.6%

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

- [Sciacca municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca/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 Sciacca

- 1997 Sciacca mayoral election, first round
- [1997 Sciacca municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca/1997-11-30-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/sciacca/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.json.