# 2016 Teresópolis mayoral election

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

Luiz Antonio Dantas Ribeiro won with 39.7% of the vote, 13.4 points ahead of Roberto Petto Gomes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Antonio Dantas Ribeiro | PMDB | 19,791 | 39.7% | Elected |
| Roberto Petto Gomes | SD | 13,093 | 26.3% |  |
| Nilton Wilson Salomao | REDE | 8,925 | 17.9% |  |
| Luiz Claudio Raposo Corrêa | PSDB | 3,407 | 6.8% |  |
| André de Oliveira Couto | PT do B | 2,062 | 4.1% |  |
| Paulo Sérgio Ramos Barboza | PSOL | 1,307 | 2.6% |  |
| Claudio de Souza Mello | PT | 1,234 | 2.5% |  |

Valid votes: 49,819

Turnout: 77.0% (97,426 of 126,595 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): José Leonardo Vasconcellos de Andrade, 28.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Vinicius Cardoso Claussen da Silva, 56.2%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Antonio Dantas Ribeiro, 39.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Mario de Oliveira Tricano, 31.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jorge Mario Sedlacek, 46.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Roberto Petto Gomes, 40.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Mario de Oliveira Tricano, 49.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Mario de Oliveira Tricano, 39.6%

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

- [Teresópolis Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/teresopolis/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 Teresópolis

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

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