# 2008 Viareggio mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Toscana](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana.md) / [Viareggio](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio.md), April 13, 2008

Luca Lunardini led with 45.6% of the vote, 17.0 points ahead of Andrea Palestini.

> 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, April 13, 2008

- Luca Lunardini, 45.6% (Advanced)
- Andrea Palestini, 28.6% (Advanced)
- Milziade Silvio Caprili, 12.6%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2008-04-27-runoff/sindaco.md), April 27, 2008

- Luca Lunardini, 61.8% (Elected)
- Andrea Palestini, 38.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luca Lunardini | 18,284 | 45.6% | Advanced |
| Andrea Palestini | 11,462 | 28.6% | Advanced |
| Milziade Silvio Caprili | 5,067 | 12.6% |  |
| Alberto Benincasa | 2,575 | 6.4% |  |
| Maria Cristina Boncompagni | 938 | 2.3% |  |
| Franco Micheli | 768 | 1.9% |  |
| Jacopo Marco Bonuccelli | 509 | 1.3% |  |
| Domenico Marsili | 267 | 0.7% |  |
| Raffaello Michele Petri | 187 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 40,057

Turnout: 77.7% (41,477 of 53,411 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Sara Grilli, 50.3%
- [May 26, 2013](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2013-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Leonardo Betti, 71.5%
- April 13, 2008: Luca Lunardini, 61.8%
- [June 8, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2003-06-08-local/sindaco.md): Marco Marcucci, 64.1%
- [November 29, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/1998-11-29-local/sindaco.md): Marco Marcucci, 56.2%
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/1994-11-20-local/sindaco.md): Marco Costa, 61.4%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 13, 2008

- [Viareggio municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2008-04-13-local.md) (844)

## 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 Viareggio

- 2008 Viareggio mayoral election, first round
- [2008 Viareggio municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2008-04-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2008-04-13-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/toscana/viareggio/2008-04-13-local/sindaco.json.