The two main candidates were the incumbent left-wing Walter Veltroni and the national-conservative Minister of Agricolture Gianni Alemanno.

His main opponent was the incumbent Minister of Agricolture Gianni Alemanno, supported by the centre-right House of Freedoms alliance.

During the campaign Alemanno was heavily criticized for the support, sought and obtained at the national level by Berlusconi, of a number of fascist movements and parties, notably the Social Alternative of Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of the former dictator of Italy.

Alemanno himself sparked public outrage after appearing live with a celtic cross on his neck during a TV show just a week before the election.

Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition: Source: Municipality of Rome - Electoral Service