# 2016 Piraí mayoral election

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

Luiz Antonio da Silva Neves won with 51.1% of the vote, 2.2 points ahead of Arthur Henrique Gonçalves Ferreira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Antonio da Silva Neves | PDT | 9,064 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Arthur Henrique Gonçalves Ferreira | PMDB | 8,671 | 48.9% |  |

Valid votes: 17,735

Turnout: 85.2% (18,658 of 21,902 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luiz Fernando de Souza, 58.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Arthur Henrique Gonçalves Ferreira, 59.1%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Antonio da Silva Neves, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Antonio da Silva Neves, 60.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Arthur Henrique Gonçalves Ferreira, 58.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Arthur Henrique Gonçalves Ferreira, 67.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Luiz Fernando de Souza, 86.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luiz Fernando de Souza, 69.4%

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

- [Piraí Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/pirai/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 Piraí

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

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