Its main opponent, Tito Di Maggio of Civic Choice (supported by the centre-right coalition, comprising The People of Freedom and the Union of the Centre), gained 19.4% of the votes.

[1][2] He had resigned after investigations into councilors and aldermen led to the house arrest of two centre-left coalition councilors (Vicenzo Viti of the Democratic Party and Rosa Mastrosimone of Italy of Values) and the People of Freedom group leader and 2010 candidate Nicola Pagliuca.

In an upset Marcello Pittella, the brother of Gianni Pittella, defeated the province of Potenza president and official candidate Piero Lacorazza of the Democratic Party, Nicola Benedetto of the Democratic Centre, and Miko Somma of the Lucan Community – No Oil Movement.

The winner was the lieutenant of the provincial Police of Potenza Giuseppe Di Bello, who was excluded the same day by Beppe Grillo for "formal irregularities in the presentation of documents"; thus, the presidential candidate became the runner-up Piernicola Pedicini.

[9] To the left-wing of the centre-left coalition, the candidate was Maria Murante, regional secretary of Left Ecology Freedom; the list in support of Murante was Basilicata 2.0, which was made up of Left Ecology Freedom, Communist Refoundation Party, Civil Action, Let's Free Basilicata, and Live Tramutola.