# 2016 Laje do Muriaé mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Laje do Muriaé](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae.md), October 2, 2016

Rivelino da Silva Bueno won with 49.9% of the vote, 1.7 points ahead of José Eliezer Tostes Pinto.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rivelino da Silva Bueno | PP | 3,091 | 49.9% | Elected |
| José Eliezer Tostes Pinto | PMDB | 2,983 | 48.2% |  |
| José Bernardo de Oliveira | PT do B | 74 | 1.2% |  |
| Leonardo Bastos Mendes | PR | 44 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 6,192

Turnout: 86.1% (6,441 of 7,477 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Eudócio Moreira Cardozo, 67.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Eudócio Moreira Cardozo, 49.5%
- October 2, 2016: Rivelino da Silva Bueno, 49.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rivelino da Silva Bueno, 53.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Eliezer Tostes Pinto, 51.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Geraldo Pereira Carvalho, 52.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Eliezer Tostes Pinto, 52.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Eliezer Tostes Pinto, 57.6%

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

- [Laje do Muriaé Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/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 Laje do Muriaé

- 2016 Laje do Muriaé mayoral election
- [2016 Laje do Muriaé Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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