# 2016 João Costa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 2,852 of 3,257 registered voters (87.6%). +0.55 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilson Castro de Assis | PV | 1,569 | 57.8% | Elected |
| Vitorino Tavares da Silva Neto | PT | 1,147 | 42.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido Verde won 2 of the 9 seats, with 30.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Verde | 773 | 30.8% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 453 | 18.1% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 277 | 11.0% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 262 | 10.4% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 216 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 183 | 7.3% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 156 | 6.2% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 132 | 5.3% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 53 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 João Costa mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 João Costa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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