# 2016 Volta Redonda mayoral 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

Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega led with 31.9% of the vote, 7.1 points ahead of Elderson Ferreira da Silva.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 2, 2016

- Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega, 31.9% (Advanced)
- Elderson Ferreira da Silva, 24.8% (Advanced)
- América Tereza Nascimento da Silva, 22.3%

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

- Elderson Ferreira da Silva, 54.6% (Elected)
- Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega, 45.4%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega | PRB | 50,881 | 31.9% | Advanced |
| Elderson Ferreira da Silva | PV | 39,547 | 24.8% | Advanced |
| América Tereza Nascimento da Silva | PMDB | 35,576 | 22.3% |  |
| Nelson dos Santos Gonçalves Filho | PSD | 22,215 | 13.9% |  |
| Jorge de Oliveira | PR | 8,853 | 5.5% |  |
| Danilo Spinola Caruso | PSOL | 2,133 | 1.3% |  |
| Isabel Fraga de Paula | PSTU | 450 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 159,655

Turnout: 81.0% (180,817 of 223,240 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 74.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 57.2%
- October 2, 2016: Elderson Ferreira da Silva, 54.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 55.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 54.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gothardo Lopes Netto, 44.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 78.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 61.8%

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

- [Volta Redonda Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/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 Volta Redonda

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

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