# 2006 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), June 11, 2006

Fausto Merchiori won with 50.03% of the vote, 0.05 points ahead of Paolo Avezzù. Paolo Avezzù led the first round with 44.5%.

> 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/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md), May 28, 2006

- Paolo Avezzù, 44.5% (Advanced)
- Fausto Merchiori, 41.3% (Advanced)
- Giancarlo Moschin, 3.5%

### Second round, June 11, 2006

- Fausto Merchiori, 50.0% (Elected)
- Paolo Avezzù, 49.97%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fausto Merchiori | 14,605 | 50.0% | Elected |
| Paolo Avezzù | 14,590 | 49.97% |  |

Valid votes: 29,195

Turnout: 68.3% (29,596 of 43,325 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: Fausto Merchiori, 50.0%
- [May 27, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-27-runoff/sindaco.md): 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 June 11, 2006

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2006-05-28-local.md) (54)

## 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/2006-06-11-runoff/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-06-11-runoff/sindaco.json.