2010 Marche regional election

Marche regional election, 2010

March 29, 2010
All 43 seats to the Regional Council of Umbria
Majority party Minority party   Leader Gian Mario Spacca Erminio Marinelli Party Democratic Party People of Freedom Alliance Pier Luigi Bersani Silvio Berlusconi Last election 28 seats, 57,7% 17 seats, 38,6% Seats won 25 14 Seat change -3 -3 Popular vote 409.823 306.076 Percentage 53,2% 39,7% Swing -4,5% +1,1%
President of Marche before election Gian Mario Spacca Democratic Party President of Marche Gian Mario Spacca Democratic Party

The Marche regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.

Gian Mario Spacca of the Democratic Party, supported also by the Union of the Centre and Alliance for Italy, defeated by a comfortable margin his centre-right opponent Erminio Marinelli and, thus, secured a second consecutive term as President. The People of Freedom was narrowly the largest party in the region.

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats
Gian Mario Spacca	409,823	53.17	25
Democratic Party	224,897	31.12	15
Italy of Values	65,536	9.07	4
Union of the Centre	41,989	5.81	3
Reformist Alliance (PSI–MRE–UPC)	19,701	2.73	1
Alliance for Italy	14,554	2.01	1
Federation of the Greens	12,641	1.75	1
Civic Lists	6,274	0.87	0
Erminio Marinelli	306,075	39.71	14
The People of Freedom	225,472	31.20	12
Lega Nord Marche	45,726	6.33	2
Together for the President	9,555	1.32	1
The Right	9.178	1.27	2
Massimo Rossi	54,851	7.12	2
Federation of the Left	27,975	3.87	1
Left Ecology Freedom	19,108	2.64	1
Total	770,750	100.00	41

Source: La Repubblica