# 2016 Bento Fernandes municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Bento Fernandes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 4,448 of 4,919 registered voters (90.4%). −2.1 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Bento Fernandes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Marques de Oliveira Junior | PMDB | 2,502 | 59.1% | Elected |
| Francisca Francileide Nunes de Oliveira | SD | 1,731 | 40.9% |  |

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

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 22.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 964 | 22.5% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 442 | 10.3% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 383 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 363 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Democratas | 331 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 317 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 306 | 7.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 292 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 288 | 6.7% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 214 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 211 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 84 | 2.0% |  |
| Patriota | 51 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 23 | 0.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 9 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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