# 2016 Volta Redonda mayoral election, second round

[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 30, 2016

Elderson Ferreira da Silva won with 54.6% of the vote, 9.2 points ahead of Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega. Paulo Cesar Baltazar da Nóbrega led the first round with 31.9%.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md), 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, October 30, 2016

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

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 163,104

Turnout: 78.0% (174,214 of 223,240 registered)

## This race in other years

- October 30, 2016: Elderson Ferreira da Silva, 54.6%
- [October 28, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md): Antonio Francisco Neto, 55.1%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 30, 2016

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2016-10-02-local.md) (56)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2016](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2016), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.json.