# 2016 São Gonçalo mayoral election

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José Luiz Nanci led with 20.46% of the vote, 0.22 points ahead of Dejorge Patricio da Silva.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 2, 2016

- José Luiz Nanci, 20.5% (Advanced)
- Dejorge Patricio da Silva, 20.2% (Advanced)
- Neilton Mulim da Costa, 16.3%

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

- José Luiz Nanci, 53.6% (Elected)
- Dejorge Patricio da Silva, 46.4%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Luiz Nanci | PPS | 82,848 | 20.5% | Advanced |
| Dejorge Patricio da Silva | PRB | 81,952 | 20.2% | Advanced |
| Neilton Mulim da Costa | PR | 65,922 | 16.3% |  |
| Carlos Daudt Brizola | PDT | 49,599 | 12.2% |  |
| Marlos Luiz de Araújo Costa | PSB | 41,145 | 10.2% |  |
| Diego Romero São Paio de Menezes | REDE | 33,474 | 8.3% |  |
| Dilson Malheiros Drumond | PSDB | 31,265 | 7.7% |  |
| Josemar Pinheiro de Carvalho | PSOL | 16,754 | 4.1% |  |
| Dayse Oliveira Gomes | PSTU | 2,000 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 404,959

Turnout: 78.3% (537,344 of 686,207 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 94.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 50.8%
- October 2, 2016: José Luiz Nanci, 53.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Neilton Mulim da Costa, 56.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Panisset, 56.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Panisset, 52.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Henry Charles Armond Calvert, 56.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edson Ezequiel de Matos, 51.3%

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

- [São Gonçalo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/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 São Gonçalo

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

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