# 2009 Rovigo provincial election, President, first round

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Antonello Contiero led with 48.7% of the vote, 12.0 points ahead of Tiziana Michela Virgili.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this election; a municipality split between council colleges is summed. A candidate with more than half of the valid votes is elected; otherwise the two leading candidates go to a runoff two weeks later. Candidates' votes include those cast for them alone, without a list.

## Rounds

### First round, June 7, 2009

- Antonello Contiero, 48.7% (Advanced)
- Tiziana Michela Virgili, 36.7% (Advanced)
- Michele Raisi, 6.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-21-runoff/presidente.md), June 21, 2009

- Tiziana Michela Virgili, 52.3% (Elected)
- Antonello Contiero, 47.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonello Contiero |  | 71,200 | 48.7% | Advanced |
| Tiziana Michela Virgili | DL.la Margherita | 53,692 | 36.7% | Advanced |
| Michele Raisi |  | 9,126 | 6.2% |  |
| Guglielmo Brusco | La Sinistra l'Arcobaleno | 7,110 | 4.9% |  |
| Enrico Bellinello |  | 2,511 | 1.7% |  |
| Piermarino Veronese | La Destra | 1,373 | 0.9% |  |
| Vanni Destro |  | 1,194 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 146,206

## Results by municipality

Antonello Contiero leads in 38 municipalities; Tiziana Michela Virgili leads in 12 municipalities.

| Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/adria.md) | Antonello Contiero | 47.0% | +5.4 | 13,154 |
| [Ariano nel Polesine](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/ariano-nel-polesine.md) | Antonello Contiero | 48.3% | +16.9 | 2,992 |
| [Arquà Polesine](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/arqua-polesine.md) | Antonello Contiero | 48.3% | +11.4 | 1,783 |
| [Badia Polesine](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/badia-polesine.md) | Antonello Contiero | 54.9% | +27.4 | 6,293 |
| [Bagnolo di Po](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/bagnolo-di-po.md) | Antonello Contiero | 45.1% | +6.7 | 910 |
| [Bergantino](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/bergantino.md) | Antonello Contiero | 56.6% | +19.2 | 1,767 |
| [Bosaro](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/bosaro.md) | Antonello Contiero | 46.5% | +5.6 | 880 |
| [Calto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/calto.md) | Antonello Contiero | 61.0% | +40.2 | 497 |
| [Canaro](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/canaro.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 43.8% | +2.6 | 1,892 |
| [Canda](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/canda.md) | Antonello Contiero | 49.2% | +19.9 | 614 |
| [Castelguglielmo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/castelguglielmo.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 47.4% | +7.5 | 1,114 |
| [Castelmassa](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/castelmassa.md) | Antonello Contiero | 46.6% | +5.9 | 2,676 |
| [Castelnovo Bariano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/castelnovo-bariano.md) | Antonello Contiero | 47.3% | +5.5 | 1,840 |
| [Ceneselli](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/ceneselli.md) | Antonello Contiero | 59.4% | +33.5 | 1,068 |
| [Ceregnano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/ceregnano.md) | Antonello Contiero | 45.0% | +8.0 | 2,076 |
| [Corbola](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/corbola.md) | Antonello Contiero | 49.0% | +14.2 | 1,570 |
| [Costa di Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/costa-di-rovigo.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 47.9% | +7.5 | 1,731 |
| [Crespino](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/crespino.md) | Antonello Contiero | 40.7% | +0.16 | 1,230 |
| [Ficarolo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/ficarolo.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 43.8% | +1.9 | 1,451 |
| [Fiesso Umbertiano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/fiesso-umbertiano.md) | Antonello Contiero | 50.3% | +14.7 | 2,672 |
| [Frassinelle Polesine](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/frassinelle-polesine.md) | Antonello Contiero | 50.8% | +12.1 | 1,001 |
| [Fratta Polesine](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/fratta-polesine.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 54.0% | +16.0 | 1,648 |
| [Gaiba](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/gaiba.md) | Antonello Contiero | 45.3% | +8.6 | 763 |
| [Gavello](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/gavello.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 45.9% | +4.2 | 950 |
| [Giacciano con Baruchella](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/giacciano-con-baruchella.md) | Antonello Contiero | 56.7% | +29.4 | 1,130 |
| [Guarda Veneta](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/guarda-veneta.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 40.8% | +0.28 | 720 |
| [Lendinara](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/lendinara.md) | Antonello Contiero | 48.7% | +13.0 | 7,189 |
| [Loreo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/loreo.md) | Antonello Contiero | 62.4% | +36.9 | 2,433 |
| [Lusia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/lusia.md) | Antonello Contiero | 61.1% | +34.7 | 1,908 |
| [Melara](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/melara.md) | Antonello Contiero | 57.3% | +21.4 | 1,217 |
| [Occhiobello](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/occhiobello.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 45.5% | +2.0 | 6,816 |
| [Papozze](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/papozze.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 44.8% | +9.2 | 1,079 |
| [Pettorazza Grimani](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/pettorazza-grimani.md) | Antonello Contiero | 54.7% | +27.3 | 1,103 |
| [Pincara](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/pincara.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 46.2% | +4.8 | 831 |
| [Polesella](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/polesella.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 47.4% | +5.8 | 2,414 |
| [Pontecchio Polesine](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/pontecchio-polesine.md) | Antonello Contiero | 48.9% | +9.6 | 1,225 |
| [Porto Tolle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/porto-tolle.md) | Antonello Contiero | 48.1% | +7.8 | 6,139 |
| [Porto Viro](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/porto-viro.md) | Antonello Contiero | 58.5% | +29.4 | 9,102 |
| [Rosolina](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/rosolina.md) | Antonello Contiero | 67.0% | +45.2 | 3,481 |
| [Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/rovigo.md) | Antonello Contiero | 44.9% | +7.3 | 28,310 |
| [Salara](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/salara.md) | Antonello Contiero | 51.8% | +24.4 | 784 |
| [San Bellino](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/san-bellino.md) | Antonello Contiero | 44.5% | 0.0 | 748 |
| [San Martino di Venezze](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/san-martino-di-venezze.md) | Antonello Contiero | 46.5% | +15.1 | 2,333 |
| [Stienta](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/stienta.md) | Tiziana Michela Virgili | 48.8% | +12.3 | 2,148 |
| [Taglio di Po](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/taglio-di-po.md) | Antonello Contiero | 60.0% | +31.0 | 5,383 |
| [Trecenta](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/trecenta.md) | Antonello Contiero | 50.5% | +25.6 | 1,673 |
| [Villadose](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/villadose.md) | Antonello Contiero | 43.7% | +7.5 | 2,877 |
| [Villamarzana](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/villamarzana.md) | Antonello Contiero | 43.0% | +0.59 | 675 |
| [Villanova del Ghebbo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/villanova-del-ghebbo.md) | Antonello Contiero | 47.9% | +8.5 | 1,319 |
| [Villanova Marchesana](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/presidente/villanova-marchesana.md) | Antonello Contiero | 40.4% | +0.50 | 597 |

## This race in other years

- June 7, 2009: Tiziana Michela Virgili, 52.3%
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2004-06-12-general/presidente.md): Federico Saccardin, 50.5%

## Also on the ballot in Provincia di Rovigo on June 7, 2009

- [2009 Rovigo provincial election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/consiglio.md)

## 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 Rovigo

- [2009 Rovigo provincial election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/provincia-di-rovigo/2009-06-07-general/consiglio.md)
- 2009 Rovigo provincial election, President, first round

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