# 2016 Volta Redonda municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Volta Redonda](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 180,817 of 223,240 registered voters (81.0%). −3.6 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Volta Redonda](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elderson Ferreira da Silva | PV | 89,055 | 54.6% | Elected |
| Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega | PRB | 74,049 | 45.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Volta Redonda](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 21 seats, with 14.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 22,827 | 14.1% | 4 |
| Partido da República | 12,480 | 7.7% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 12,277 | 7.6% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 11,811 | 7.3% | 2 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 10,341 | 6.4% | 2 |
| Patriota | 8,968 | 5.5% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 8,747 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 7,858 | 4.8% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 7,718 | 4.8% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 7,262 | 4.5% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 7,076 | 4.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 6,686 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 6,437 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 5,855 | 3.6% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 5,248 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 4,017 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3,924 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,762 | 1.7% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 2,059 | 1.3% | 1 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,688 | 1.0% |  |
| Democratas | 1,590 | 1.0% |  |
| Podemos | 1,400 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 1,244 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,031 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 345 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 345 | 0.2% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 171 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 146 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 100 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Volta Redonda mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Volta Redonda Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2016 Volta Redonda municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-30-runoff.md), October 30, 2016

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