The 2026 local elections have received their first verdicts: here are the mayors already elected.

There are 62 Sardinian municipalities with fewer than 15,000 inhabitants where only one list has been presented for this round of elections. With the quorum required by law having been reached, the first verdicts and the names of the new mayors are beginning to arrive .

The rules applied this year are derived from Legislative Decree No. 196 of December 27, 2025. This provision, valid only for this election, extended an exemption for municipalities with up to 15,000 inhabitants where only one list is present: the election is valid if at least 40% of eligible voters vote and the list receives at least 50% of the valid votes cast. If these thresholds are not met, the election is void and the municipality is placed under special administration.

This is why some of the new mayors can be identified from the first day of voting. Once the minimum turnout threshold is met and consensus for the single list is ascertained, the outcome of the consultation is essentially set.

Among the first municipalities to reach the quorum was Sant'Antonio di Gallura, where Carlo Duilio Viti , candidate of the "Sant'Antonio Cresce" list, became the town's new mayor.

In Bortigiadas , however, reaching the legal threshold allows the election of Emiliano Deiana , former president of ANCI Sardinia, a candidate on the "Radici Vive e Futuro Comune" list. In Siddi , the new mayor is Marco Pisano of the "Viviamo Siddi" list.

A quorum was also reached in Bultei, where Daniele Arca was elected mayor. The same result was achieved in Luogosanto , where Agostino Pirredda became mayor after a quorum was reached. The vote was also valid in Mara and Romana : the new mayors in those two towns are Vittorio Manai and Fabio Piredda, respectively. Luigi Cadau was elected in Lei , and Patrizia Tomassetti in Bortigali .

Among the municipalities that have already reached the threshold necessary for the validity of the consultation there are also Barumini , where Emanuele Lilliu was elected, Villanovafranca with Matteo Castangia , Busachi with Lino Cordella, Gavoi with Claudia Sedda , Bottida with Ivo Nieddu , Nule with Giuseppe Mellino , Allai with Angelo Piscedda , Ghilarza with Eugenia Usai and Ittireddu with Franco Campus .