# 2016 Arês mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Arez](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez.md), October 2, 2016

Antônio Bráulio da Cunha won with 52.1% of the vote, 5.1 points ahead of Bergson Iduino de Oliveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antônio Bráulio da Cunha | PSD | 4,988 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Bergson Iduino de Oliveira | PMDB | 4,500 | 47.0% |  |
| Marinaldo Siqueira Bezerra | PCdoB | 90 | 0.9% |  |

Valid votes: 9,578

Turnout: 90.3% (10,066 of 11,152 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Bergson Iduino de Oliveira, 66.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Bergson Iduino de Oliveira, 56.8%
- October 2, 2016: Antônio Bráulio da Cunha, 52.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Erço de Oliveira Paiva, 34.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Erço de Oliveira Paiva, 51.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lucia de Souza Santos, 58.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lucia de Souza Santos, 67.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antônio Bráulio da Cunha, 55.2%

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

- [Arês Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/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 Arez

- 2016 Arês mayoral election
- [2016 Arês Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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