# 2016 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election

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

Marcelo Bezerra Crivella led with 27.8% of the vote, 9.5 points ahead of Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 2, 2016

- Marcelo Bezerra Crivella, 27.8% (Advanced)
- Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo, 18.2% (Advanced)
- Pedro Paulo Carvalho Teixeira, 16.1%

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

- Marcelo Bezerra Crivella, 59.4% (Elected)
- Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo, 40.6%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcelo Bezerra Crivella | PRB | 842,201 | 27.8% | Advanced |
| Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo | PSOL | 553,424 | 18.2% | Advanced |
| Pedro Paulo Carvalho Teixeira | PMDB | 488,775 | 16.1% |  |
| Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro | PSC | 424,307 | 14.0% |  |
| Antonio Pedro Indio da Costa | PSD | 272,500 | 9.0% |  |
| Carlos Roberto de Figueiredo Osorio | PSDB | 261,386 | 8.6% |  |
| Jandira Feghali | PCdoB | 101,133 | 3.3% |  |
| Alessandro Lucciola Molon | REDE | 43,426 | 1.4% |  |
| Carmen Pires Migueles | NOVO | 38,512 | 1.3% |  |
| Cyro Garcia | PSTU | 5,759 | 0.2% |  |
| Thelma Maria da Silva Bastos | PCO | 1,436 | <0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 3,032,859

Turnout: 75.7% (3,708,857 of 4,898,044 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Eduardo da Costa Paes, 61.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Eduardo da Costa Paes, 64.1%
- October 2, 2016: Marcelo Bezerra Crivella, 59.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Eduardo da Costa Paes, 64.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Eduardo da Costa Paes, 50.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Cesar Epitácio Maia, 50.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Cesar Epitácio Maia, 51.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luiz Paulo Fernandez Conde, 62.2%

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

- [Rio de Janeiro Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/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 Rio de Janeiro

- 2016 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election
- [2016 Rio de Janeiro Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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