# 1997 Venezia mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Venezia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia.md), November 16, 1997

Massimo Cacciari won with 64.6% of the vote, 43.9 points ahead of Mauro Pizzigati.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Massimo Cacciari | 116,751 | 64.6% | Elected |
| Mauro Pizzigati | 37,436 | 20.7% |  |
| Giovanni Fabris | 18,488 | 10.2% |  |
| Loris Volpato | 2,603 | 1.4% |  |
| Franco Beretta | 1,967 | 1.1% |  |
| Francesco Mario D'Elia | 1,794 | 1.0% |  |
| Umberto Carraro | 1,746 | 1.0% |  |

Valid votes: 180,785

Turnout: 72.0% (189,592 of 263,237 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2026-05-24-local/sindaco.md): Simone Venturini, 51.0%
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2010-03-28-local/sindaco.md): Giorgio Orsoni, 51.1%
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md): Massimo Cacciari, 50.5%
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md): Paolo Costa, 56.0%
- November 16, 1997: Massimo Cacciari, 64.6%
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1993-11-21-local/sindaco.md): Massimo Cacciari, 55.4%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Venezia municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Venezia

- 1997 Venezia mayoral election
- [1997 Venezia municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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