2020 Venetian regional election

The 2020 Venetian regional election took place in Veneto on 20 and 21 September 2020.

Originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in ItalyElezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche and was part of a round of multiple regional elections in Italy (7 regions out of 20). Venetian voters elected their President and their Regional Council, composed of 51 members including the President.

Luca Zaia, the second-term incumbent president and leading member of the League, was re-elected by a record 76.8% of the vote, the highest tally for a regional President in Italy. The runner-up, Arturo Lorenzoni, backed mainly by the Democratic Party, won 15.7% of the vote.

Regarding parties results, the League ran in this election presenting two lists: the official League list and a list named after Zaia. Combined, the two lists won 61.5% of the vote. The Democratic Party came second with 11.9% and Brothers of Italy came third with 9.6%.

Electoral system The Regional Council of Veneto is composed of 50 seats. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes. The council seats are distributed according to proportional representation, with a majority bonus system assigning 60% of the 50 seats to the lists running with the candidate winning more than 40% of the votes.

A single list must win at least 3% of the votes in order to access the seats distribution, while a coalition must win over 5% of the votes.

Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-right coalition Zaia for President (ZP) 23.1 13 Luca Zaia League – Venetian League (Lega–LV) 17.8 10 Forza Italia (FI) (incl. UDC and LTV) 6.0 3 Venetian Autonomy List (LVA) 2.7 1Brothers of Italy (FdI) 2.6 1 Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD) 16.7 8 Arturo LorenzoniVeneto We Want (incl. Art.1, SI and Pos) More Veneto in Europe – Volt Green Europe (EV) (incl. DemoS) Venetian Left (SV) Five Star Movement (M5S) 10.4 5 Enrico CappellettiParty of Venetians (PdV) 2.5 – Antonio GuadagniniSolidarity Environment Work (incl. PRC and PCI) 0.8 – Paolo BenvegnùDaniela Sbrollini for President (IV – PSI – PRI – Civic List for Veneto) Daniela SbrolliniVeneto Ecology Solidarity (incl. IiC) Patrizia BartelleVeneto for the Autonomies (VpA) Simonetta Rubinato3V Movement (M3V) Paolo Girotto

Opinion polls Candidates Date Polling firm/Client Sample size Zaia Lorenzoni Cappelletti Sbrollini Others Undecided Lead 21 Sep 2020 Opinio (exit poll) –72.0–76.0 16.0–20.0 3.0–5.0 0.0–2.0 – – 56.0 21 Sep 2020 Tecnè (intention poll) –71.5–75.5 16.0–20.0 2.0–6.0 – – 55.5 1–3 Sep 2020 Ipsos 85074.0 16.3 4.9 1.0 3.8 8.8 57.7 27 Aug–1 Sep 2020 Demos 61076.0 14.0 10.0 30.0 62.0 24 Aug–2 Sep 2020 Noto 71–75 18–22 2–6 1–5 49–57 24 Aug 2020 Tecnè 2,00070–74 16–20 3–7 2–4 2–4 50–58 19–20 Aug 2020 Winpoll 1,00876.8 15.5 3.8 1.1 2.8 18.061.3 30–31 Jul 2020 Tecnè 1,000 70.0 18.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 17.7 52.0 24–25 Jun 2020 Noto 1,000 70.0 18.0 7.0 2.0 3.0 52.0

Parties Date Polling firm Sample size Centre-right Centre-left M5S IV PdV Others Undecided LeadZaiaLegaFIFdIPDVCV+EuEVOther 1–3 Sep 2020 Ipsos 85034.5 23.5 3.5 8.8 15.1 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.4 5.2 1.3 4.8 12.7 11.0 27 Aug–1 Sep 2020 Demos 61044.0 14.0 4.0 9.0 13.0 4.0 12.0 35.0 30.0 19–20 Aug 2020 Winpoll 1,00833.6 26.8 3.3 10.3 10.7 3.0 0.9 2.0 4.7 1.8 2.9 6.8 3–5 Aug 2020 Fabbrica Politica 500 36.8 31.4 2.8 9.7 9.2 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.9 0.53.8 0.4 34.0 5.4

Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seat Luca Zaia1,883,95976.791Zaia for President916,08744.5723League – Venetian League347,83216.929Brothers of Italy196,3109.555Forza Italia73,2443.562 Venetian Autonomy List48,9322.381Total1,582,40577.0040 Arturo Lorenzoni385,76815.721Democratic Party244,881 11.926Veneto We Want41,2752.011Green Europe34,6471.691More Veneto in Europe – Volt14,2460.69–Venetian Left2,4050.12–Total337,45416.428 Enrico Cappelletti79,6623.25– Five Star Movement55,2812.691 Paolo Girotto21,6790.88–3V Movement14,9160.73– Antonio Guadagnini20,5020.84–Party of Venetians19,7560.96– Paolo Benvegnù18,5290.76–Solidarity Environment Work11,8460.58– Daniela Sbrollini15,1980.62–Italia Viva – PSI – PRI12,4260.60– Patrizia Bertelle14,5180.59–Veneto Ecology Solidarity 9,0610.44– Simonetta Rubinato13,7030.56–Veneto for the Autonomies 12,0280.59– Total candidates2,453,518100.002Total parties2,055,173100.0049 Source: Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive

Results by province and capital city

Province Luca Zaia Arturo Lorenzoni Others Belluno 75,710 77.39% 15,456 15.80% 9,663 6.81% Padua 364,551 74.82% 88,046 18.07% 34,617 7.11% Rovigo 88,691 76.38% 19,045 16.40% 8,377 7.22% Treviso 351,419 79.03% 59,222 13.32% 34,052 7.65% Venice 314,52474.28% 71,692 16.93% 37,207 8.79% Verona 345,38478.41% 64,015 14.53% 31,058 6.06% Vicenza 343,68077.44% 68,292 15.39% 31,817 7.17% Total 1,883,95976.79% 385,768 15.72% 183,791 7.49%

City Luca Zaia Arturo Lorenzoni Others Belluno 11,880 69.99% 3,809 22.44% 1,284 7.57% Padua 60,421 60.43% 32,301 32.31% 7,260 7.24% Rovigo 17,499 70.46% 5,348 21.53% 1,990 8.01% Treviso 27,799 68.97% 9,147 22.70% 3,358 8.33% Venice 82,587 66.96% 29,400 23.84% 11,343 9.20% Verona 82,193 69.78% 25,622 21.75% 9,977 8.47% Vicenza 34,163 67.31% 12,251 24.14% 4,339 8.55%

Turnout RegionTime20 Sep21 Sep 12:00 19:00 23:00 15:00Veneto14.73%35.55%46.13%61.14%ProvinceTime20 Sep21 Sep12:0019:0023:0015:00Belluno11.45%26.94%34.91%47.84%Padua15.78%38.38%49.50%65.43%Rovigo14.79%34.73%44.66%59.87%Treviso14.07%33.68%44.15%58.27%Venice15.27%36.49%46.73%62.52%Verona14.59%35.61%46.91%61.95%Vicenza14.92%36.36%46.98%61.80% Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout

See also

2020 Italian regional elections

References