# 2016 São João de Meriti mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti.md), October 2, 2016

João Ferreira Neto won with 50.9% of the vote, 30.2 points ahead of Marcelo Nascif Simão.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Ferreira Neto | PR | 115,403 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Marcelo Nascif Simão | PMDB | 46,952 | 20.7% |  |
| Iranildo Campos | PSD | 39,190 | 17.3% |  |
| Josiel Ferreira Carlos | REDE | 21,739 | 9.6% |  |
| Cristiane Cintia de Oliveira Bulhões Batista Machado | PSOL | 3,445 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 226,729

Turnout: 79.2% (292,293 of 368,991 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Leonardo Vieira Mendes, 50.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): João Ferreira Neto, 56.8%
- October 2, 2016: João Ferreira Neto, 50.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Sandro Matos Pereira, 51.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Sandro Matos Pereira, 54.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Uzias Silva Filho, 56.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antonio Pereira Alves de Carvalho, 50.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Pereira Alves de Carvalho, 63.7%

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

- [São João de Meriti Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/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 João de Meriti

- 2016 São João de Meriti mayoral election
- [2016 São João de Meriti Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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