# 1997 Este mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Este](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/este.md), May 11, 1997

Vanni Mengotto won with 61.8% of the vote, 23.6 points ahead of Paola Goisis.

> 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/veneto/este/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md), April 27, 1997

- Vanni Mengotto, 30.4% (Advanced)
- Paola Goisis, 17.1% (Advanced)
- Giovanni Cappellari, 16.2%

### Second round, May 11, 1997

- Vanni Mengotto, 61.8% (Elected)
- Paola Goisis, 38.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vanni Mengotto | 5,831 | 61.8% | Elected |
| Paola Goisis | 3,604 | 38.2% |  |

Valid votes: 9,435

Turnout: 71.4% (10,607 of 14,866 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 29, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/este/2011-05-29-runoff/sindaco.md): Giancarlo Piva, 54.6%
- [June 11, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/este/2006-06-11-runoff/sindaco.md): Giancarlo Piva, 52.4%
- May 11, 1997: Vanni Mengotto, 61.8%
- [May 7, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/este/1995-05-07-runoff/sindaco.md): Fabio Toso, 53.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 11, 1997

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (76)

## 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/veneto/este/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/este/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.json.