# 2016 Lagoa de São Francisco mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Lagoa de São Francisco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco.md), October 2, 2016

Veridiano Carvalho de Melo won with 51.6% of the vote, 3.3 points ahead of Antonio Evaldo Sotero Pereira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Veridiano Carvalho de Melo | PSB | 2,071 | 51.6% | Elected |
| Antonio Evaldo Sotero Pereira | PMDB | 1,939 | 48.4% |  |

Valid votes: 4,010

Turnout: 92.6% (4,194 of 4,528 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): João Arilson de Mesquita Bezerra, 63.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): João Arilson de Mesquita Bezerra, 50.6%
- October 2, 2016: Veridiano Carvalho de Melo, 51.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Veridiano Carvalho de Melo, 54.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jose Pio Mendes de Mesquita, 57.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Pio Mendes de Mesquita, 60.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Joao Rodrigues do Nascimento, 73.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Rodrigues do Nascimento, 61.3%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 2, 2016

- [Lagoa de São Francisco Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2016-10-02-local.md) (11,125)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2016](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2016), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Lagoa de São Francisco

- 2016 Lagoa de São Francisco mayoral election
- [2016 Lagoa de São Francisco Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.