# 2020 Ligurian regional election

The 2020 Ligurian regional election took place in Liguria, Italy on 20–21 September 2020. It was originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
The result of the election was an absolute win of the incumbent President of Liguria, Giovanni Toti.

## Electoral system

The Regional Council of Liguria is composed of 30 members, plus the president elect. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes at the election. Within the council, 24 seats are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation. The remaining 6 councillors are assigned as a majority bonus if the winning candidate has less than 18 seats, otherwise they are distributed among the losing coalitions.
A single list must get at least 3% of the votes in a province in order to access the proportional distribution of seats, unless the list is connected to a coalition with more than 5% of the vote.

## Parties and candidates

| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Previous result | Previous result | Candidate |
| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Votes (%) | Seats | Candidate |
| | Centre-right coalition | | League (Lega) | 20.3 | 5 | Giovanni Toti |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Forza Italia – Popular Liguria (FI–LP) (incl. NPSI) | 12.7 | 3 | Giovanni Toti |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 3.1 | 1 | Giovanni Toti |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Let's Change with Toti for President | — | — | Giovanni Toti |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Union of the Centre (UDC) | 1.7 | — | Giovanni Toti |
| | Centre-left – M5S | | Democratic Party – Article One (PD–Art.1) | 25.6 | 7 | Ferruccio Sansa |
| | Centre-left – M5S | | Five Star Movement (M5S) | 22.3 | 6 | Ferruccio Sansa |
| | Centre-left – M5S | | Shared Line (incl. SI, Pos, èViva) | — | — | Ferruccio Sansa |
| | Centre-left – M5S | | Ferruccio Sansa for President (incl. The Network 2018) | — | — | Ferruccio Sansa |
| | Centre-left – M5S | | Green Europe – Solidary Democracy – Democratic Centre (EV–DemoS–CD) | — | — | Ferruccio Sansa |
| | Massardo for President (PSI – +E – IV) | Massardo for President (PSI – +E – IV) | Massardo for President (PSI – +E – IV) | — | — | Aristide Massardo |
| | The Common Sense (SC) | The Common Sense (SC) | The Common Sense (SC) | — | — | Alice Salvatore |
| | Constitutional Base (BC) | Constitutional Base (BC) | Constitutional Base (BC) | — | — | Marika Cassimatis |
| | Great Liguria (GL) | Great Liguria (GL) | Great Liguria (GL) | — | — | Giacomo Chiappori |
| | Reconquer Italy (RI) | Reconquer Italy (RI) | Reconquer Italy (RI) | — | — | Davide Visigalli |
| | The People of the Family (PdF) (incl. DC) | The People of the Family (PdF) (incl. DC) | The People of the Family (PdF) (incl. DC) | — | — | Gaetano Russo |
| | Now – Respect for all Animals | Now – Respect for all Animals | Now – Respect for all Animals | — | — | Riccardo Benetti |
| | Carlo Carpi List (LCC) | Carlo Carpi List (LCC) | Carlo Carpi List (LCC) | — | — | Carlo Carpi |

## Opinion polls
### Candidates

| Date | Polling firm/ Client | Sample size | Toti | Sansa | Massardo | Others | Undecided | Lead |
| 28 Aug–1 Sep 2020 | Ipsos | 750 | 57.4 | 34.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 22.6 |
| 24 Aug–2 Sep 2020 | Noto | — | 54–58 | 37–41 | — | 3–7 | — | 13–21 |
| 24–25 Aug 2020 | Scenari Politici–Winpoll | 1,000 | 60.1 | 34.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | — | 25.7 |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Tecnè | 2,000 | 53–57 | 36–40 | 3–5 | 3–5 | — | 13–21 |
| 3–6 Aug 2020 | SWG | 1,000 | 52.0 | 41.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 11.0 |
| 3–4 Aug 2020 | Tecnè | 1,000 | 53.0 | 41.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 12.0 |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Noto | – | 49.0 | 42.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | — | 7.0 |
| 13–18 Feb 2020 | SWG | 1,000 | 58.0 | 35.0 | — | 7.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 |
* 1 2 3 This poll was commissioned by a political party.

### Parties

| Date | Polling firm | Sample size | Centre-right | Centre-right | Centre-right | Centre-right | Centre-right | Centre-left – M5S | Centre-left – M5S | Centre-left – M5S | Centre-left – M5S | Massardo | Others | Undecided | Lead |
| Date | Polling firm | Sample size | C! | Lega | FI | FdI | Other | PD | M5S | LS | Other | Massardo | Others | Undecided | Lead |
| 28 Aug–1 Sep 2020 | Ipsos | 1,000 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 16.0 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 14.7 | 1.3 |
| 25–26 Aug 2020 | Scenari Politici–Winpoll | 1,000 | 10.6 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 17.1 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | — | 8.6 |
| 3–6 Aug 2020 | SWG | 1,500 | 17.7 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0.5 |
| 11–23 Mar 2020 | SWG | 1,500 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | — | 2.0 |
| 12 Mar 2020 | Piepoli | – | 8.0 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 10.5 | | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 1.0 |
| 13–18 Feb 2020 | SWG | 1,000 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | — | 2.0 |

## Results

20–21 September 2020 Ligurian regional election results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Giovanni Toti | 383,053 | 56.13 | 1 | | Let's Change with Toti for President | 141,552 | 22.60 | 8 |
| | Giovanni Toti | 383,053 | 56.13 | 1 | | League | 107,371 | 17.14 | 6 |
| | Giovanni Toti | 383,053 | 56.13 | 1 | | Brothers of Italy | 68,062 | 10.87 | 3 |
| | Giovanni Toti | 383,053 | 56.13 | 1 | | Forza Italia – Popular Liguria | 33,040 | 5.27 | 1 |
| | Giovanni Toti | 383,053 | 56.13 | 1 | | Union of the Centre | 4,086 | 0.65 | – |
| | Giovanni Toti | 383,053 | 56.13 | 1 | Total | Total | 354,111 | 56.53 | 18 |
| | Ferruccio Sansa | 265,506 | 38.90 | 1 | | Democratic Party – Article One | 124,586 | 19.89 | 6 |
| | Ferruccio Sansa | 265,506 | 38.90 | 1 | | Five Star Movement | 48,722 | 7.78 | 2 |
| | Ferruccio Sansa | 265,506 | 38.90 | 1 | | Ferruccio Sansa for President | 44,700 | 7.14 | 2 |
| | Ferruccio Sansa | 265,506 | 38.90 | 1 | | Shared Line – Left for Sansa | 15,451 | 2.47 | 1 |
| | Ferruccio Sansa | 265,506 | 38.90 | 1 | | Green Europe – Solidary Democracy – Democratic Centre | 9,193 | 1.47 | – |
| | Ferruccio Sansa | 265,506 | 38.90 | 1 | Total | Total | 242,652 | 38.74 | 11 |
| | Aristide Massardo | 16,546 | 2.42 | – | | Massardo for President (PSI – +E – IV) | 15,081 | 2.41 | – |
| | Alice Salvatore | 6,088 | 0.89 | – | | The Common Sense | 5,315 | 0.85 | – |
| | Giacomo Chiappori | 3,569 | 0.52 | – | | Great Liguria | 3,063 | 0.49 | – |
| | Riccardo Benetti | 3,165 | 0.46 | – | | Now – Respect for all Animals | 2,665 | 0.43 | – |
| | Gaetano Russo | 1,614 | 0.24 | – | | The People of the Family | 1,361 | 0.22 | – |
| | Marika Cassimatis | 1,244 | 0.18 | – | | Constitutional Base | 911 | 0.15 | – |
| | Davide Visigalli | 1,129 | 0.17 | – | | Reconquer Italy | 905 | 0.14 | – |
| | Caro Carpi | 576 | 0.08 | – | | Carlo Carpi List – GRAF | 361 | 0.06 | – |
| Blank and invalid votes | Blank and invalid votes | 33,665 | 4.70 | | | | | | |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 682,490 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | Total parties | 626,425 | 100.00 | 29 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,360,604 | 53.42 | | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results ||||||||||
Popular vote
C!
22.60%
PD
19.89%
Lega
17.14%
FdI
10.87%
M5S
7.78%
Sansa
7.14%
FI
5.27%
SpS
2.47%
IV–PSI–+E
2.41%
Others
4.43% :
President
Toti
56.13%
Sansa
38.90%
Massardo
2.47%
Others
2.50% :
Seats summary
Centre-right
61.29%
Centre-left–M5S
38.71% :

### Turnout

| Region | Time | Time | Time | Time |
| Region | 20 Sep | 20 Sep | 20 Sep | 21 Sep |
| Region | 12:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 15:00 |
| Liguria | 13.95% | 32.07% | 39.80% | 53.46% |
| Province | Time | Time | Time | Time |
| Province | 20 Sep | 20 Sep | 20 Sep | 21 Sep |
| Province | 12:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 15:00 |
| Genoa | 14.17% | 32.32% | 40.09% | 53.51% |
| Imperia | 12.97% | 30.17% | 37.15% | 50.19% |
| La Spezia | 13.08% | 31.18% | 39.47% | 54.09% |
| Savona | 14.67% | 33.44% | 41.18% | 55.28% |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout |||||