2020 Marche regional election

2020 Marche regional election
All 31 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Marche
Turnout	59.75% (9.97%)
President before election; Luca Ceriscioli; Democratic Party	President ; Francesco Acquaroli; Brothers of Italy

The 2020 Marche regional election in Marche, Italy, took place on 20–21 September. It was originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.^[1]^[2] The centre-right coalition candidate, senator and former mayor of Potenza Picena Francesco Acquaroli, defeated the Democratic candidate, Maurizio Mangialardi, who was serving as Mayor of Senigallia. Acquaroli was the first centre-right candidate elected president in the history of the region and was elected with 49.3% of the regional popular vote, winning 20 of 31 seats in the regional council. The election generated some controversy because the centre-right candidate was present at a dinner to commemorate the March on Rome on 28 October 2019, with other far-right Italian politicians. It was the first election during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in the Marche region.

Parties and candidates

Political party or alliance		Constituent lists		Previous result		Candidate
Political party or alliance		Constituent lists		Votes (%)	Seats	Candidate
	Centre-left coalition		Democratic Party (PD)	35.1	15	Maurizio Mangialardi
			Mangialardi for President List (incl. Action and MRE)	—	—
			Italia Viva – Italian Socialist Party – Solidary Democracy – Marche Civics	3.2	1
			Rebirth Marche (More Europe – Civics – Greens)	—	—
			Brave Marche (incl. Art.1, IiC and M5S dissidents)	—	—
			Our Marche and the Centre	—	—
	Centre-right coalition		League	13.0	3	Francesco Acquaroli
			Forza Italia – Civics for Marche	9.4	2
			Brothers of Italy	6.5	1
			Marche Populars – Union of the Centre	3.4	1
			Civitas – Civics	2.1	1
			Movement for Marche (incl. PRI, FV and M5S dissidents)	0.9	—
	Five Star Movement			18.9	6	Gian Mario Mercorelli
	Depend on Us (incl. SI and PRC)			3.8	–	Roberto Mancini
	Communist! (incl. PC and PCI)			—	—	Fabio Pasquinelli
	Vox Italia (incl. Human Value Party)			—	—	Sabrina Banzato
	Reconquer Italy			—	—	Alessandra Contigiani
	3V Movement			—	—	Anna Rita Iannetti

Opinion polls

Candidates

Date	Polling firm/ client	Sample size	Mangialardi	Acquaroli	Mercorelli	Others	Undecided	Lead
Date	Polling firm/ client	Sample size				Others	Undecided	Lead
28 Aug–2 Sep 2020	SWG	1,100	37.0	51.0	8.5	3.5	—	14.0
28–30 Aug 2020	Ipsos	750	35.8	49.0	10.1	5.1	17.2	13.2
26 Aug 2020	Tecnè	2,000	35–39	43–47	13–17	2–4	—	4–12
25–27 Aug 2020	Scenari Politici–Winpoll	1,000	36.1	51.8	8.9	3.2	—	15.7
24 Aug–2 Sep 2020	Noto	—	35–39	47–51	9–13	1–5	—	8–16

Hypothetical candidates

Date	Polling firm/ client	Sample size	Mangialardi	Acquaroli	Other centre-right	Mercorelli	Others	Undecided	Lead
Date	Polling firm/ client	Sample size					Others	Undecided	Lead
30–31 Jul 2020	Tecnè	1,000	38.0	45.5	—	14.5	2.0	14.8	7.5
26 Jun 2020	Noto	–	40.0	48.0	—	9.0	3.0	—	8.0
12–14 Jun 2020	Sylla ^[a]	500	42.3	40.7	—	17.0	—	—	1.6
			46.3	—	36.3^[b]	17.4	—	—	10.0
			39.9	—	44.3^[c]	15.8	—	—	4.4
			55.0	45.0	—	w. Mangialardi	—	—	10.0
			59.0	—	41.0^[b]	w. Mangialardi	—	—	18.0
			50.0	—	50.0^[c]	w. Mangialardi	—	—	Tie
20 Feb 2020	Tecnè	–	47.4	50.6	—	w. Mangialardi	2.0	47.2	3.2

Parties

Date	Polling firm	Sample size	Centre-left							M5S	Centre-right				Others	Undecided	Lead
			PD	SI	IV	+Eu	A	EV	Other	M5S	Lega	FI	FdI	Other
									Other					Other
28 Aug–2 Sep 2020	SWG	1,100	29.0	—	2.0	—	—	—	5.0	9.0	25.0	5.5	18.0	2.0	2.5	—	4.0
28–30 Aug 2020	Ipsos	750	19.0	—	2.3	—	—	—	14.5	10.1	25.7	3.5	16.7	3.1	5.1	20.8	6.7
25–27 Aug 2020	Scenari Politici–Winpoll	1,000	22.8	—	4.1	—	—	—	9.2	8.9	23.3	4.0	18.1	6.4	3.2	—	0.5
12–14 Jun 2020	Sylla ^[a]	500	22.0	5.0	3.5	3.5	2.5	1.5	—	15.5	20.5	6.5	12.0	5.5	2.0	—	1.5

^ ^a ^b This poll was commissioned by a political party.
^ ^a ^b Massimo Bacci
^ ^a ^b Fabrizio Ciarapica

Results

20–21 September 2020 Marche regional election results
Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats

	Francesco Acquaroli	361,186	49.13	1		League	139,438	22.38	8
						Brothers of Italy	116,231	18.66	7
						Forza Italia – Civics for Marche	36,716	5.89	2
						Populars Marche – Union of the Centre	14,067	2.26	1
						Civitas – Civics	12,958	2.08	1
						Movement for Marche	5,730	0.92	–
					Total		325,140	52.19	19
	Maurizio Mangialardi	274,152	37.29	1		Democratic Party	156,394	25.11	7
						Italia Viva	19,742	3.17	–
						Rebirth Marche	17,268	2.77	1
						Mangialardi for President List	12,884	2.07	–
						Our Marche and the Centre	11,625	1.87	–
						Brave Marche	9,270	1.49	–
					Total		227,183	36.48	8
	Gian Mario Mercorelli	63,355	8.62	–		Five Star Movement	44,330	7.12	2
	Roberto Mancini	16,879	2.30	–		Depends on Us	11,834	1.90	–
	Fabio Pasquinelli	10,381	1.41	–		Communist!	8,184	1.31	–
	Sabrina Paola Banzato	4,121	0.56	–		Vox Italia	2,954	0.47	–
	Anna Rita Ianetti	3,984	0.54	–		3V Movement	2,689	0.43	–
	Alessandra Contigiani	1,142	0.16	–		Reconquer Italy	640	0.10	–

Blank and invalid votes		–	–
Total candidates		735,200	100.00	2	Total parties		622,954	100.00	29
Registered voters/turnout		–	59.75
Source: Marche Region – Results

Popular vote (party)

PD			25.11%
Lega			22.38%
FdI			18.66%
M5S			7.12%
FI			5.89%
IV			3.17%
Others			17.67%

President

Acquaroli			49.13%
Mangialardi			37.29%
Mercorelli			8.62%
Others			4.97%

Seat summary

Centre-right			64.52%
Centre-left			29.03%
M5S			6.45%

Results by province

Province	Francesco Acquaroli	Maurizio Mangialardi	Others
Province			Others
Ancona	96,494 42.27	98,933 43.34	32,861 14.4
Ascoli Piceno	50,395 51.72	34,415 35.32	12,637 12.97
Fermo	45,372 54.57	27,030 32.51	10,737 12.91
Macerata	86,418 56.96	45,523 30.01	19,775 13.04
Pesaro and Urbino	82,507 47.25	68,251 39.09	23,852 13.67

Total	361,186 49.13	274,152 37.29	99,862 13.59

Turnout

Region	Time
	20 Sep			21 Sep
	12:00	19:00	23:00	15:00
Marche	13.42%	32.97%	42.72%	59.74%
Province	Time
	20 Sep			21 Sep
	12:00	19:00	23:00	15:00
Ancona	14.00%	33.76%	42.96%	60.50%
Ascoli Piceno	12.32%	30.12%	41.07%	57.67%
Fermo	12.78%	32.43%	43.05%	61.17%
Macerata	12.41%	31.18%	40.51%	56.60%
Pesaro and Urbino	14.59%	35.61%	45.34%	62.27%
Source: Marche Region – Turnout

References

^ "Il governo ha rinviato le elezioni regionali e comunali" (in Italian). Il Post. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^ Elezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche

[party-commissioned-3] This poll was commissioned by a political party.

[Bacci-4] Massimo Bacci

[Ciarapica-5] Fabrizio Ciarapica

[1] "Il governo ha rinviato le elezioni regionali e comunali" (in Italian). Il Post. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[2] Elezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche

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