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 Italy and was part of a round of multiple regional elections in Italy. 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.

Results



Results by province and capital city

CityLuca ZaiaArturo LorenzoniOthers
CityOthers
Belluno11,880
69.99%		3,809
22.44%		1,284
7.57%
Padua60,421
60.43%		32,301
32.31%		7,260
7.24%
Rovigo17,499
70.46%		5,348
21.53%		1,990
8.01%
Treviso27,799
68.97%		9,147
22.70%		3,358
8.33%
Venice82,587
66.96%		29,400
23.84%		11,343
9.20%
Verona82,193
69.78%		25,622
21.75%		9,977
8.47%
Vicenza34,163
67.31%		12,251
24.14%		4,339
8.55%