title: 2020 Italian regional elections
text: # 2020 Italian regional elections
  
  The 2020 Italian regional elections took place in nine regions of Italy during 2020. Elections took place on 26 January 2020 in Emilia-Romagna and Calabria, and on 20 and 21 September in Aosta Valley, Campania, Liguria, Marche, Apulia, Tuscany, and Veneto. The September elections took place concurrently with the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum.
  
  ## Overall results
  
  ### Regional councils
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party (PD) | 2,518,668 | 21.01 | 92 / 302 |
  | | League (Lega) | 2,042,659 | 17.04 | 66 / 302 |
  | | Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 1,222,020 | 10.19 | 36 / 302 |
  | | Five Star Movement (M5S) | 815,002 | 6.08 | 19 / 302 |
  | | Forza Italia (FI) | 634,745 | 5.03 | 18 / 302 |
  | | Others | 4,753,934 | 40.65 | 131 / 302 |
  | Total | Total | 11,987,026 | 100.00 | 302 / 302 |
  | Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||
  
  ### Regional presidents
  
  | Election page | Election day | President before | Party | President after | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Calabria | 26 January | Mario Oliverio | Democratic Party | Jole Santelli | Forza Italia |
  | Emilia-Romagna | 26 January | Stefano Bonaccini | Democratic Party | Stefano Bonaccini | Democratic Party |
  | Aosta Valley | 20–21 September | Renzo Testolin (acting) | Valdostan Union | Erik Lavévaz | Valdostan Union |
  | Apulia | 20–21 September | Michele Emiliano | Democratic Party | Michele Emiliano | Democratic Party |
  | Campania | 20–21 September | Vincenzo De Luca | Democratic Party | Vincenzo De Luca | Democratic Party |
  | Liguria | 20–21 September | Giovanni Toti | Cambiamo! | Giovanni Toti | Cambiamo! |
  | Marche | 20–21 September | Luca Ceriscioli | Democratic Party | Francesco Acquaroli | Brothers of Italy |
  | Tuscany | 20–21 September | Enrico Rossi | Democratic Party | Eugenio Giani | Democratic Party |
  | Veneto | 20–21 September | Luca Zaia | League | Luca Zaia | League |
  
  ## Summary by region
  
  ### Calabria
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Jole Santelli | | FI | 449,705 | 55.3 | Centre-right | 444,818 | 57.1 | +25.0 pp | 20 | +9 |
  | | Filippo Callipo | | IRC | 245,154 | 30.1 | Centre-left | 227,598 | 29.2 | –32.5 pp | 11 | –9 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 118.496 | 14.6 | Others | 106,186 | 13.7 | — | – | — |
  
  ### Emilia-Romagna
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Stefano Bonaccini | | PD | 1,195,742 | 51.4 | Centre-left | 1,040,482 | 48.1 | –1.6 pp | 29 | –3 |
  | | Lucia Borgonzoni | | Lega | 1,014,672 | 43.6 | Centre-right | 981,787 | 45.4 | +15.7 pp | 19 | +7 |
  | | Simone Benini | | M5S | 80,823 | 3.5 | Five Star | 102,595 | 4.7 | –8.5 pp | 2 | –3 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 34,260 | 1.5 | Others | 37,352 | 1.7 | — | – | — |
  
  ### Apulia
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Michele Emiliano | | PD | 871,028 | 46.8 | Centre-left | 759,732 | 45.3 | –3.0 pp | 28 | –2 |
  | | Raffaele Fitto | | FdI | 724,928 | 38.9 | Centre-right | 694,536 | 41.4 | +8.4 pp | 18 | +5 |
  | | Antonella Laricchia | | M5S | 207,038 | 11.1 | Five Star | 175,140 | 10.5 | –6.7 pp | 5 | –3 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 59,029 | 3.2 | Others | 47,091 | 3.8 | — | – | — |
  
  ### Campania
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Vincenzo De Luca | | PD | 1,789,017 | 69.5 | Centre-left | 1,616,540 | 68.6 | +28.3 pp | 33 | +2 |
  | | Stefano Caldoro | | FI | 464,921 | 18.1 | Centre-right | 450,856 | 19.1 | –20.6 pp | 11 | –2 |
  | | Valeria Ciarambino | | M5S | 255,714 | 9.9 | Five Star | 233,974 | 9.9 | –7.1 pp | 7 | ±0 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 65,066 | 2.6 | Others | 56,240 | 2.4 | — | – | — |
  
  ### Liguria
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Giovanni Toti | | C! | 383,053 | 56.1 | Centre-right | 354,111 | 56.5 | +18.8 pp | 19 | +3 |
  | | Ferruccio Sansa | | Ind. | 265,506 | 38.9 | Centre-left – Five Star | 242,652 | 38.7 | –13.9 pp | 12 | –2 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 33,931 | 5.0 | Others | 29,662 | 4.7 | — | – | — |
  
  ### Marche
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Francesco Acquaroli | | FdI | 361,186 | 49.1 | Centre-right | 325,140 | 52.2 | +18.5 pp | 20 | +13 |
  | | Maurizio Mangialardi | | PD | 274,152 | 37.3 | Centre-left | 227,183 | 36.5 | –7.1 pp | 9 | –10 |
  | | Gian Mario Mercorelli | | M5S | 63,355 | 8.6 | Five Star | 44,330 | 7.1 | –11.8 pp | 2 | –3 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 36,417 | 5.0 | Others | 26,301 | 4.2 | — | – | — |
  
  ### Tuscany
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Eugenio Giani | | PD | 864,310 | 48.6 | Centre-left | 764,123 | 47.1 | +0.6 pp | 25 | ±0 |
  | | Susanna Ceccardi | | Lega | 719,266 | 40.5 | Centre-right | 659,058 | 40.6 | +11.8 pp | 14 | +5 |
  | | Irene Galletti | | M5S | 113,796 | 6.4 | Five Star | 113,836 | 7.0 | –8.0 pp | 2 | –3 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 80,437 | 4.5 | Others | 86,137 | 5.3 | — | – | –2 |
  
  ### Veneto
  
  | President | President | President | President | President | President | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council | Regional council |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± |
  | | Luca Zaia | | Lega | 1,883,959 | 76.8 | Centre-right | 1,582,405 | 77.0 | +24.8 pp | 41 | +12 |
  | | Arturo Lorenzoni | | Ind. | 385,768 | 15.7 | Centre-left | 337,454 | 16.4 | –7.0 pp | 9 | –3 |
  | | Enrico Cappelletti | | M5S | 79,662 | 3.3 | Five Star | 55,281 | 2.7 | –7.7 pp | 1 | –4 |
  | | Others | Others | Others | 104,129 | 4.4 | Others | 80,033 | 3.9 | — | – | — |
  