# 2000 Venezia mayoral election, first round

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Venezia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia.md), April 16, 2000

Renato Brunetta led with 39.0% of the vote, 1.3 points ahead of Paolo Costa.

> 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, April 16, 2000

- Renato Brunetta, 39.0% (Advanced)
- Paolo Costa, 37.7% (Advanced)
- Gianfranco Bettin, 16.3%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-30-runoff/sindaco.md), April 30, 2000

- Paolo Costa, 56.0% (Elected)
- Renato Brunetta, 44.0%

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Renato Brunetta | 64,956 | 39.0% | Advanced |
| Paolo Costa | 62,755 | 37.7% | Advanced |
| Gianfranco Bettin | 27,086 | 16.3% |  |
| Alessandra Cecchetto Coco | 3,205 | 1.9% |  |
| Roberto Ferrara | 2,483 | 1.5% |  |
| Gianni De Michelis | 2,152 | 1.3% |  |
| Giuseppe Umberto Rauti | 1,856 | 1.1% |  |
| Maria Gallina | 1,203 | 0.7% |  |
| Francesco Mario D'Elia | 886 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 166,582

Turnout: 71.9% (177,510 of 246,962 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: Paolo Costa, 56.0%
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md): 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 April 16, 2000

- [Venezia municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2000-04-16-local.md) (1,098)

## 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

- 2000 Venezia mayoral election, first round
- [2000 Venezia municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.json.