# 2016 Balsa Nova mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Balsa Nova](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova.md), October 2, 2016

Luiz Claudio Costa won with 52.3% of the vote, 4.7 points ahead of Marcos Antonio Zanetti.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Claudio Costa | PMDB | 5,101 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Marcos Antonio Zanetti | PSD | 4,646 | 47.7% |  |

Valid votes: 9,747

Turnout: 92.4% (10,225 of 11,061 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Clever Aparecido Iavolski Poletto, 53.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marcos Antonio Zanetti, 62.1%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Claudio Costa, 52.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Claudio Costa, 46.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Osvaldo Vanderlei Costa, 46.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Franco Pellizzari, 50.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Osvaldo Vanderlei Costa, 52.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edmundo Bora, 51.6%

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

- [Balsa Nova Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/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 Balsa Nova

- 2016 Balsa Nova mayoral election
- [2016 Balsa Nova Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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