| Election Name: | 2018 Molise regional election |
| Country: | Molise |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Molise regional election |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Molise regional election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | All 20 seats to the Regional Council of Molise |
| Election Date: | 22 April 2018 |
| Turnout: | 52.17% 9.46% |
| Leader1: | Donato Toma |
| Party1: | Forza Italia (2013) |
| Color1: | 0A6BE1 |
| Alliance1: | Centre-right coalition (Italy) |
| Seats1: | 13 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 73,229 |
| Percentage1: | 43.5% |
| Swing1: | 17.7% |
| Leader2: | Andrea Greco |
| Party2: | Five Star Movement |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 64,875 |
| Percentage2: | 38.5% |
| Swing2: | 21.7% |
| Leader3: | Carlo Veneziale |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (Italy) |
| Color3: | EF3E3E |
| Alliance3: | Centre-left coalition (Italy) |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 11 |
| Popular Vote3: | 28,818 |
| Percentage3: | 17.1% |
| Swing3: | 27.6% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| Before Election: | Paolo Di Laura Frattura |
| Before Party: | PD |
| After Election: | Donato Toma |
| After Party: | FI |
The Molise regional election of 2018, for the renewal of the Regional Council of Molise and the election of the President of Molise, was held on 22 April 2018. Incumbent President Paolo Di Laura Frattura was not his party's candidate due to contrasts within the centre-left coalition.[1]
Donato Toma, a member of Forza Italia, gained the most votes and was elected president.[2]
| Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Previous result | Candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||
| Centre-left coalition | Democratic Party (PD) | 14.8 | 3 | ||||
| Free and Equal (LeU) | |||||||
| Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre (CD) | |||||||
| Union for Molise (UM) | 6.6 | 1 | |||||
| Molise of All (MdT) | |||||||
| Centre-right coalition | Forza Italia (FI) | 10.3 | 2 | ||||
| League (Lega) | |||||||
| Union of the Centre (UdC) | 6.3 | 1 | |||||
| Populars for Italy (PpI) | |||||||
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | |||||||
| Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy (NcI) | |||||||
| National Movement for Sovereignty (MNS) | |||||||
| The People of Family (PdF) | |||||||
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | 10.2 | 2 | |||||
| CasaPound | |||||||
| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donato Toma | 73,229 | 43.46 | 1 | |||||||
| Forza Italia | 13,627 | 9.38 | 3 | |||||||
| Pride Molise | 12,122 | 8.34 | 2 | |||||||
| League | 11,956 | 8.23 | 2 | |||||||
| Populars for Italy | 10,351 | 7.12 | 2 | |||||||
| Union of the Centre | 7,429 | 5.11 | 1 | |||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 6,461 | 4.45 | 1 | |||||||
| Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy | 5,204 | 3.58 | 1 | |||||||
| National Movement for Sovereignty | 3,924 | 2.70 | – | |||||||
| The People of Family | 603 | 0.41 | – | |||||||
| Total | 71,677 | 49.32 | 12 | |||||||
| Andrea Greco | 64,875 | 38.50 | 1 | Five Star Movement | 45,886 | 31.57 | 5 | |||
| Carlo Veneziale | 28,818 | 17.10 | – | |||||||
| Democratic Party | 13,121 | 9.03 | 2 | |||||||
| Free and Equal | 4,784 | 3.39 | – | |||||||
| Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre | 3,459 | 2.38 | – | |||||||
| Union for Molise | 3,233 | 2.22 | – | |||||||
| Molise of All | 2,716 | 1.87 | – | |||||||
| Total | 27,313 | 18.79 | 2 | |||||||
| Agostino Di Giacomo | 707 | 0.42 | – | CasaPound | 477 | 0.33 | – | |||
| Blank and invalid votes | 5194 | - | – | - | - | - | ||||
| Total candidates | 172,823 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 145,353 | 100.00 | 19 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 331253 | 52.17 | – | - | - | - | ||||
| Source: Region of Molise, Istituto Cattaneo | ||||||||||
Unlike in the general election where the M5S reached about 44%,[3] [4] [5] this time it reached 32%. In contrast, the centre-right coalition was up just under 20% compared to 4 March.[5]