# 2016 Assú municipal election

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

Turnout: 36,924 of 40,798 registered voters (90.5%). +3.7 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Assú](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/assu/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gustavo Montenegro Soares | PR | 18,217 | 51.8% | Elected |
| José Patrício da Silva Júnior | PSD | 16,976 | 48.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Assú](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/assu/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 4 of the 15 seats, with 28.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 10,234 | 28.8% | 4 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 7,220 | 20.3% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 4,950 | 13.9% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 2,756 | 7.8% | 2 |
| Solidariedade | 2,272 | 6.4% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,511 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 1,256 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,189 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 928 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 865 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 769 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 370 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 285 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 281 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 254 | 0.7% |  |
| Podemos | 177 | 0.5% |  |
| Patriota | 116 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 80 | 0.2% |  |
| Democratas | 14 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 12 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 5 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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