# 2016 Santa Luz mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Santa Luz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz.md), October 2, 2016

Cidelton da Cunha Pinheiro won with 51.3% of the vote, 2.6 points ahead of Maria Aparecida Dias Araujo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cidelton da Cunha Pinheiro | PMDB | 1,842 | 51.3% | Elected |
| Maria Aparecida Dias Araujo | PROS | 1,748 | 48.7% |  |

Valid votes: 3,590

Turnout: 86.2% (3,861 of 4,480 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Arquel Alves Pereira, 50.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Lima de Araújo, 38.3%
- October 2, 2016: Cidelton da Cunha Pinheiro, 51.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Vandineide Vieira da Silva, 53.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Lima de Araújo, 57.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Lima de Araújo, 57.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Cidelton da Cunha Pinheiro, 50.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Cidelton da Cunha Pinheiro, 52.1%

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

- [Santa Luz Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/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 Santa Luz

- 2016 Santa Luz mayoral election
- [2016 Santa Luz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/santa-luz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.