1,447,761 Sardinians are called to vote: 709,840 are men and 737,921 are women. The overall figure also includes the 112,221 voters residing outside Sardinia (registered with the Aire) of which 59,476 are men.
There are four competing for the position of president of the Region: in alphabetical order Lucia Chessa with the autonomist list Sardigna R -exists, Renato Soru with the Sardinian Coalition and Paolo Truzzude of the centre-right.