The 2026 Italian local elections were held on 24 and 25 May 2026, with runoffs in election being held on 7 and 8 June, in the ordinary-statute regions, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Sicily. In Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, the elections were held on 17 May, with runoffs on 31 May. In Sardinia, the first round is scheduled for 7 and 8 June, with runoffs on 21 and 22 June.
The elections involve the mayors and municipal councils of 894 municipalities, including 20 provincial capitals. Provincial elections for 16 provincial councils and 20 provincial presidents are scheduled to take place on various dates throughout the year.
Summary of municipal elections Majority of each coalition in the municipalities which have a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants:
Municipal elections by region +Geographical distribution of municipalities Region Provincial capitals Total Major Municipalities Minor Municipalities 0 5 75 2 14 79 1 7 43 0 0 18 0 5 11 3 7 13 0 0 6 2 4 23 0 9 28 1 2 58 0 0 19 2 26 62 2 17 37 0 0 16 2 5 72 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 3 17 54 2 3 145 Total 20 121 773 Source: Ministry of Interior
Municipal elections in provincial capitals
Region City Population Incumbent mayor Elected mayor 1st round 2nd round Seats Source Votes % Votes % Lombardy Lecco Mauro Gattinoni (Ind.) Filippo Boscagli (FdI) 48.65% 52.04% Mantua Mattia Palazzi (PD) Andrea Murari (PD) 69.87% Veneto Venice Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.) Simone Venturini (UdC) 51.03% Tuscany Arezzo Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.) Marcello Comanducci (FdI) 43.81% 55.75% Pistoia Anna Maria Celesti (FI) Giovanni Capecchi (EV) 54.42% Prato Claudio Sammartino Matteo Biffoni (PD)54.73% Marche Fermo Mauro Torresi (Ind.) Alberto Scarfini (Ind.) 52.97% Macerata Sandro Parcaroli (Lega) Sandro Parcaroli (Lega) 49.96% 54.30% Abruzzo Chieti Diego Ferrara (PD) Giovanni Legnini (Ind.) 47.21% 52.27% Campania Avellino Giuliana Perrotta Nello Pizza (PD) 54.48% Salerno Vincenzo Panico Vincenzo De Luca (PD) 57.80% Apulia Andria Giovanna Bruno (PD) Giovanna Bruno (PD) 77.09% Trani Amedeo Bottaro (PD) Marco Galiano (PD) 40.69% 51.14% Calabria Crotone Vincenzo Voce (Ind.) Vincenzo Voce (Ind.) 62.41% Reggio Calabria Domenico Battaglia (PD) Francesco Cannizzaro (FI) 67.80% Sicily Agrigento Francesco Miccichè (Ind.) Michele Sodano (Ind.) 39.10% 72.30% Enna Maurizio Dipietro (IV) Vladimiro Crisafulli (PD) 64.11% Messina Piero Mattei Federico Basile (ScN) 58.42% Sardinia Sanluri Alberto Urpi (Ind.) Alberto Urpi (Ind.) 73.39% Tempio Pausania Giannetto Addis (Ind.) Gianna Masu (Ind.) 24.89% 57.48%
Municipal elections Lombardy Lecco
Mantua
Veneto Venice
Candidates & Parties Party Votes % Seats
Simone Venturini 56,344 51.03 22
Venturini for Mayor 32,046 29.02 14
Brothers of Italy 13,726 12.43 5
Lega 5,032 4.56 2
Forza Italia 2,653 2.40 1
Union of the Centre 836 0.76 —
Party of the Venetians 563 0.51 —
Andrea Martella 43,294 39.21 13
Democratic Party 26,444 23.95 9
Green Left Alliance 5,516 4.99 1
Terra e Acqua 2026 2,876 2.60 1
Five Star Movement 2,779 2.52 1
Venezia Riformista (Avanti PSI–Italia Viva–+Europa–Radicali Venezia) 1,446 1.31 —
Venezia è Tua 1,386 1.26 —
Pace Salute Lavoro - Communist Refoundation Party 910 0.82 —
Michele Boldrin 3,795 3.44 1
ORA! 3,476 3.15 1
Giovanni Andrea Martini 2,332 2.11 —
Tutta la città insieme! 1,804 1.63 —
Abc Ambiente Bene Comune 410 0.37 —
Claudio Vernier (Volt Europa) 1,963 1.78 —
Città Vive 1,911 1.73 —
Roberto Agirmo 1,434 1.30 —
Szumski Resistere Veneto 1,405 1.27 —
Luigi Corò 813 0.74 —
Futuro per Venezia Mestre 791 0.72 —
Pierangelo Del Zotto 441 0.40 —
Prima il Veneto 431 0.39 —
Total valid votes 110,416 100.00 36
Blank and invalid ballots 2,351
Total turnout 112,767 55.90
Registered voters 201,713
Tuscany Marche Abruzzo Campania Apulia Calabria Sicily Sardinia
Provincial elections + Elections for provincial presidents Date Province Outgoing president Elected president Sources 10 January Mantua Carlo Bottani Carlo Bottani 24 January Lecco Alessandra Hofmann Alessandra Hofmann 1 February Lecce Stefano Minerva Fabio Tarantino 1 February Treviso Stefano Marcon Marco Donadel 1 February Rovigo Enrico Ferrarese Enrico Ferrarese 8 March Cosenza Rosaria Succurro Biagio Faragalli 14 March Pescara Ottavio De Martinis Giorgio De Luca 15 March Ascoli Piceno Sergio Loggi Fabio Salvi 15 March Latina Gerardo Stefanelli Federico Carnevale 15 March Brindisi (I) Toni Matarrelli Angelo Pomes 15 March Chieti Francesco Menna Francesco Menna 15 March Ancona Daniele Carnevali Daniele Carnevali 15 March Fermo Michele Ortenzi Michele Ortenzi 15 March Macerata Sandro Parcaroli Alessandro Gentilucci 15 March Bergamo Pasquale Gandolfi Gianfranco Gafforelli 15 March Forlì-Cesena Enzo Lattuca Enzo Lattuca 15 March Grosseto Francesco Limatola Francesco Limatola 18 March Belluno Roberto Padrin Marco Staunovo Polacco 29 March Crotone Sergio Ferrari Antonio Ammirati 29 March Biella Emanuele Ramella Pralungo Emanuele Ramella Pralungo 12 April Lodi Fabrizio Santantonio Fabrizio Santantonio 4 May Salerno Vincenzo Napoli Giuseppe Parente 6 June Avellino Rizieri Buonopane Fausto Picone 21 June Asti Maurizio Rasero Simone Nosenzo 12 July Pesaro and Urbino Giuseppe Paolini Alberto Alessandri 26 July Benevento Nino Lombardi Nino Lombardi 15 September Padua Sergio Giordani Daniele Canella 27 September Brindisi (II) Angelo Pomes Elio Ciccarese
Summary of provincial president election
CoalitionPresidentsChangeCentre-right 3Centre-left 3Center1Civic Lists1
Summary of the Provincial Council election Party/CoalitionCouncillorsSeat changesCenter-right15Center-Left5Us of the Centre1Action3Civic Lists2Truly2Centrist Civic List10
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