# 2001 Rovigo mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo.md), May 13, 2001

Paolo Avezzù led with 48.7% of the vote, 11.3 points ahead of Fausto Merchiori.

> 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, May 13, 2001

- Paolo Avezzù, 48.7% (Advanced)
- Fausto Merchiori, 37.4% (Advanced)
- Giuseppe Osti, 7.4%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-27-runoff/sindaco.md), May 27, 2001

- Paolo Avezzù, 53.8% (Elected)
- Fausto Merchiori, 46.2%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paolo Avezzù | 17,214 | 48.7% | Advanced |
| Fausto Merchiori | 13,235 | 37.4% | Advanced |
| Giuseppe Osti | 2,626 | 7.4% |  |
| Giorgio Giolo Cattaneo | 1,593 | 4.5% |  |
| Alberto Garbellini | 688 | 1.9% |  |

Valid votes: 35,356

Turnout: 86.2% (37,766 of 43,796 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: Paolo Avezzù, 53.8%
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md): 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 13, 2001

- [Rovigo municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2001-05-13-local.md) (2,528)

## 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

- 2001 Rovigo mayoral election, first round
- [2001 Rovigo municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.json.