# 2016 Bento Fernandes mayoral 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

Paulo Marques de Oliveira Junior won with 59.1% of the vote, 18.2 points ahead of Francisca Francileide Nunes de Oliveira.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 4,233

Turnout: 90.4% (4,448 of 4,919 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jollemberg Soares Dantas, 49.99%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Paulo Marques de Oliveira Junior, 44.3%
- October 2, 2016: Paulo Marques de Oliveira Junior, 59.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ivanildo Fernandes de Oliveira, 100.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ivanildo Fernandes de Oliveira, 60.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Robenilson Ferreira, 59.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Robenilson Ferreira, 58.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Armando Emidio da Camara, 51.3%

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

- [Bento Fernandes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/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 Bento Fernandes

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

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