# 2016 Teresina mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Teresina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina.md), October 2, 2016

Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho won with 51.1% of the vote, 11.4 points ahead of José Pessoa Leal.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho | PSDB | 220,042 | 51.1% | Elected |
| José Pessoa Leal | PSD | 171,113 | 39.8% |  |
| Amadeu Campos de Carvalho Filho | PTB | 28,669 | 6.7% |  |
| Éverton Diego Soares Ribeiro Santos | PSOL | 5,108 | 1.2% |  |
| Luciane Ferreira dos Santos | PSTU | 2,745 | 0.6% |  |
| Francisco das Chagas Costa Oliveira | PTN | 1,819 | 0.4% |  |
| Maria de Lourdes Soares Melo | PCO | 786 | 0.2% |  |

Valid votes: 430,282

Turnout: 88.3% (469,558 of 531,952 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 52.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Pessoa Leal, 62.3%
- October 2, 2016: Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 70.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 58.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 60.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 53.3%

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

- [Teresina Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/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 Teresina

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

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