# 1998 Rovigo mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo.md), May 24, 1998

Fabio Baratella won with 52.9% of the vote, 29.2 points ahead of Annamaria Bernardi.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fabio Baratella | 16,999 | 52.9% | Elected |
| Annamaria Bernardi | 7,603 | 23.7% |  |
| Maurizio Ruggero | 3,852 | 12.0% |  |
| Paolo Avezzù | 3,675 | 11.4% |  |

Valid votes: 32,129

Turnout: 78.2% (34,399 of 44,005 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2011-05-15-local/sindaco.md): Bruno Piva, 51.0%
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md): Fausto Merchiori, 50.0%
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Avezzù, 53.8%
- May 24, 1998: Fabio Baratella, 52.9%
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1994-06-12-local/sindaco.md): Fabio Baratella, 55.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [Rovigo municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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

- 1998 Rovigo mayoral election
- [1998 Rovigo municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1998-05-24-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.json.