# 1997 Garda mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Garda](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda.md), April 27, 1997

Giorgio Comencini won with 60.5% of the vote, 21.0 points ahead of Paolo Bambini.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giorgio Comencini | 1,501 | 60.5% | Elected |
| Paolo Bambini | 979 | 39.5% |  |

Valid votes: 2,480

Turnout: 85.3% (2,572 of 3,014 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Antonio Pasotti, 65.6%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Davide Bendinelli, 81.0%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Davide Bendinelli, 64.8%
- April 27, 1997: Giorgio Comencini, 60.5%
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/1993-06-06-local/sindaco.md): Giorgio Comencini, 49.98%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 27, 1997

- [Garda municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-04-27-local.md) (2,218)

## 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 Garda

- 1997 Garda mayoral election
- [1997 Garda municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/1997-04-27-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/garda/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.json.