# 2016 Petrópolis municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Petrópolis](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 186,575 of 244,648 registered voters (76.3%). −5.2 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Petrópolis](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernardo Chim Rossi | PMDB | 79,296 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Rubens José França Bomtempo | PSB | 71,320 | 47.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Petrópolis](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 15 seats, with 17.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 28,249 | 17.9% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 26,198 | 16.6% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 16,185 | 10.3% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 10,892 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 9,988 | 6.3% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 9,806 | 6.2% | 2 |
| Solidariedade | 7,415 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 4,721 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,215 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 4,103 | 2.6% |  |
| Democratas | 3,481 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 3,456 | 2.2% |  |
| Patriota | 3,256 | 2.1% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 3,194 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 3,024 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 2,853 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 2,756 | 1.7% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 2,537 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,234 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 2,223 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,974 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,778 | 1.1% |  |
| Podemos | 1,763 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 929 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 308 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 234 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 83 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Petrópolis mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Petrópolis Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2016 Petrópolis municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-30-runoff.md), October 30, 2016

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