# 2001 Rovigo mayoral election, second round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo.md), May 27, 2001

Paolo Avezzù won with 53.8% of the vote, 7.6 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. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/sindaco.md), May 13, 2001

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

### Second round, May 27, 2001

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

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paolo Avezzù | 16,201 | 53.8% | Elected |
| Fausto Merchiori | 13,926 | 46.2% |  |

Valid votes: 30,127

Turnout: 70.5% (30,875 of 43,796 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 29, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2011-05-29-runoff/sindaco.md): Bruno Piva, 51.0%
- [June 11, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-06-11-runoff/sindaco.md): Fausto Merchiori, 50.0%
- May 27, 2001: Paolo Avezzù, 53.8%
- [June 26, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1994-06-26-runoff/sindaco.md): Fabio Baratella, 55.3%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 27, 2001

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2001-05-13-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/rovigo/2001-05-27-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-27-runoff/sindaco.json.