# 2016 Petrópolis mayoral 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

Bernardo Chim Rossi led with 45.6% of the vote, 3.3 points ahead of Rubens José França Bomtempo.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 2, 2016

- Bernardo Chim Rossi, 45.6% (Advanced)
- Rubens José França Bomtempo, 42.2% (Advanced)
- Yuri Lucas Carius de Moura Almeida, 5.7%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md), October 30, 2016

- Bernardo Chim Rossi, 52.6% (Elected)
- Rubens José França Bomtempo, 47.4%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernardo Chim Rossi | PMDB | 68,420 | 45.6% | Advanced |
| Rubens José França Bomtempo | PSB | 63,402 | 42.2% | Advanced |
| Yuri Lucas Carius de Moura Almeida | PT | 8,618 | 5.7% |  |
| Vinicius Mayo Pires | PSOL | 6,036 | 4.0% |  |
| Sergio Ramos Mattos | PPS | 3,731 | 2.5% |  |

Valid votes: 150,207

Turnout: 76.3% (186,575 of 244,648 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Hingo Hammes, 74.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Rubens José França Bomtempo, 55.2%
- October 2, 2016: Bernardo Chim Rossi, 52.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rubens José França Bomtempo, 56.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Mustrangi de Oliveira, 65.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rubens José França Bomtempo, 53.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Rubens José França Bomtempo, 56.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Leandro Jose Mendes Sampaio Fernandes, 40.3%

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

- [Petrópolis Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/petropolis/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 Petrópolis

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

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