# 2020 São João de Meriti mayoral election, second round

[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), November 29, 2020

João Ferreira Neto won with 56.8% of the vote, 13.7 points ahead of Leonardo Vieira Mendes.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md), November 15, 2020

- João Ferreira Neto, 32.3% (Advanced)
- Leonardo Vieira Mendes, 19.6% (Advanced)
- Josiel Ferreira Carlos, 14.2%

### Second round, November 29, 2020

- João Ferreira Neto, 56.8% (Elected)
- Leonardo Vieira Mendes, 43.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Ferreira Neto | DEM | 122,151 | 56.8% | Elected |
| Leonardo Vieira Mendes | PSC | 92,788 | 43.2% |  |

Valid votes: 214,939

Turnout: 68.0% (256,496 of 376,989 registered)

## This race in other years

- November 29, 2020: João Ferreira Neto, 56.8%
- [October 31, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md): Uzias Silva Filho, 56.0%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Antonio Pereira Alves de Carvalho, 63.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 29, 2020

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (56)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.json.