# 2010 Campania regional election

The Campania regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.
The region came out from ten years of undisputed dominance by the centre-left led by Antonio Bassolino (DS). A former Mayor of Naples and minister, he was re-elected by a landslide 61.6% of the vote in 2005. However, in his second term in office, Bassolino highly disappointed voters and the whole Italy for his bad management of waste and the subsequent crisis.
The centre-left filed as candidate Vincenzo De Luca, a fellow Democrat and popular Mayor of Salerno who had been one of the loudest critics of Bassolino from within his coalition, but it was not able to recover. Stefano Caldoro, a former minister and leader of the New PSI, merged into The People of Freedom in 2009, won by a convincing margin over De Luca thanks to a 20% swing in favour of the centre-right, which included the Union of the Centre led by Ciriaco De Mita, an influent former leader of Christian Democracy converted into the role of local party boss. After the election, De Mita's nephew, Giuseppe was appointed Vice President by Caldoro.
The People of Freedom was by far the largest party in the region with more than 30% of the vote.

## Results

28–29 May 2010 Campania regional election results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | The People of Freedom | 872,628 | 31.66 | 21 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | Union of the Centre | 259,204 | 9.40 | 6 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | Together for Caldoro (NPSI–MpA–PRI–InM) | 159,768 | 5.80 | 4 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | We the South | 98,895 | 3.59 | 2 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | Union of Democrats for Europe | 92,452 | 3.35 | 2 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | Alliance of the Centre–Christian Democracy | 64,702 | 2.35 | 1 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | Alliance of People (Pensioners - others) | 39,460 | 1.43 | 1 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | | The Right | 28,009 | 1.02 | 1 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 1,586,490 | 54.25 | 1 | Total | Total | 1,615,118 | 58.60 | 38 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Democratic Party | 590,592 | 21.43 | 14 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Italy of Values | 178,283 | 6.47 | 4 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Left Ecology Freedom–PSE | 97,076 | 3.52 | 2 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Alliance for Italy | 83,906 | 3.04 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Free Campania | 69,433 | 2.52 | 1 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Federation of the Greens–The Other South | 29,509 | 1.07 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | | Bonino-Pannella List | 12,349 | 0.45 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,258,787 | 43.04 | – | Total | Total | 1,061,148 | 38.50 | 21 |
| | Paolo Ferrero | 39,730 | 1.36 | – | | Federation of the Left (incl. PRC, PdCI) | 43,097 | 1.56 | – |
| | Roberto Fico | 39,353 | 1.35 | – | | Five Star Movement | 36,792 | 1.33 | – |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 2,924,360 | 100.00 | 1 | Total parties | Total parties | 2,756,155 | 100.00 | 59 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||||||||