# 2016 Alto do Rodrigues mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Alto do Rodrigues](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues.md), October 2, 2016

Abelardo Rodrigues Filho won with 53.4% of the vote, 7.2 points ahead of Jaqueline Vieira Xavier da Costa Medeiros.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abelardo Rodrigues Filho | DEM | 5,209 | 53.4% | Elected |
| Jaqueline Vieira Xavier da Costa Medeiros | PSD | 4,508 | 46.2% |  |
| Jose Bezerra de Oliveira | PV | 31 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 9,748

Turnout: 95.4% (10,097 of 10,589 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Raquel Lemos Bessa de Oliveira, 54.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nixon da Silva Baracho, 82.7%
- October 2, 2016: Abelardo Rodrigues Filho, 53.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Abelardo Rodrigues Filho, 50.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Eides Assis de Medeiros, 53.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Abelardo Rodrigues Filho, 64.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Abelardo Rodrigues Filho, 57.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisca Suzana de Melo Silva, 57.6%

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

- [Alto do Rodrigues Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/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 Alto do Rodrigues

- 2016 Alto do Rodrigues mayoral election
- [2016 Alto do Rodrigues Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/alto-do-rodrigues/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.