# 2016 Campos dos Goytacazes mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Campos dos Goytacazes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes.md), October 2, 2016

Rafael Paes Barbosa Diniz Nogueira won with 55.2% of the vote, 25.3 points ahead of Francisco Arthur de Souza Oliveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rafael Paes Barbosa Diniz Nogueira | PPS | 151,462 | 55.2% | Elected |
| Francisco Arthur de Souza Oliveira | PR | 81,989 | 29.9% |  |
| Caio Santos Vianna | PDT | 31,360 | 11.4% |  |
| Nildo Nunes Cardoso | DEM | 5,446 | 2.0% |  |
| Geraldo Roberto Siqueira de Souza | PMDB | 2,160 | 0.8% |  |
| Rogerio Fernandes Ribeiro Gomes | PPL | 2,011 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 274,428

Turnout: 81.4% (292,646 of 359,323 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Wladimir Barros Assed Matheus de Oliveira, 69.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Wladimir Barros Assed Matheus de Oliveira, 52.4%
- October 2, 2016: Rafael Paes Barbosa Diniz Nogueira, 55.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rosangela Barros Assed Matheus de Oliveira, 70.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Rosangela Barros Assed Matheus de Oliveira, 54.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Arnaldo Franca Vianna, 66.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Anthony William Garotinho Matheus de Oliveira, 70.6%

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

- [Campos dos Goytacazes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/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 Campos dos Goytacazes

- 2016 Campos dos Goytacazes mayoral election
- [2016 Campos dos Goytacazes Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/campos-dos-goytacazes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.