The Sardinian regional election of 1961 took place on 18 June 1961.
Two more seats were added.
After the election Efisio Corrias, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new government that included the Sardinian Action Party, a social-liberal regionalist party. In 1963 the government was enlarged to the Italian Democratic Socialist Party.[1]
| Colspan=2 | Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=White | Christian Democracy | 320,756 | 46.4 | 37 | ||
| bgcolor=Red | Italian Communist Party | 131,622 | 19.0 | 14 | ||
| bgcolor=Hotpink | Italian Socialist Party | 66,523 | 9.6 | 7 | ||
| bgcolor=Green | Sardinian Action Party–Italian Republican Party | 50,039 | 7.2 | 5 | ||
| bgcolor=Black | Italian Social Movement | 42,145 | 6.1 | 4 | ||
| bgcolor=Navy | Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity | 33,985 | 4.9 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor=Blue | Italian Liberal Party | 23,011 | 3.3 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Pink | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 21,736 | 3.1 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor= | Others | 2,490 | 0.4 | align=right | - | |
| Total | 692,307 | 100.0 | 72 | |||