Contrary to the overall German result, these votes rejected the Anschluss with over 90%, an incident named the "Shame of Gaeta" (Italian: Vergogna di Gaeta; German: Schande von Gaeta) at the time.
與德國預期之結果相反，當地有90％的選票否決德奧合併，此事件當時還被稱作「加埃塔之恥」（意大利语：Vergogna di Gaeta；德语：Schande von Gaeta）。