# 2016 Canguaretama mayoral election

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

Maria de Fátima Borges Marinho won with 50.7% of the vote, 9.8 points ahead of Wellinson Carlos Dantas Ribeiro.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria de Fátima Borges Marinho | PMDB | 9,817 | 50.7% | Elected |
| Wellinson Carlos Dantas Ribeiro | PSD | 7,924 | 40.9% |  |
| Jose Paulo Pacheco Teobaldo | PT | 1,284 | 6.6% |  |
| Claudio Rossano Dias de Lima | PSOL | 351 | 1.8% |  |

Valid votes: 19,376

Turnout: 93.1% (20,636 of 22,173 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Leandro Varela dos Santos, 54.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Wellinson Carlos Dantas Ribeiro, 48.8%
- October 2, 2016: Maria de Fátima Borges Marinho, 50.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Maria de Fátima Borges Marinho, 47.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Wellinson Carlos Dantas Ribeiro, 52.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edmilson Faustino dos Santos, 63.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jurandir Freire Marinho, 74.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jurandir Freire Marinho, 46.6%

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

- [Canguaretama Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/canguaretama/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 Canguaretama

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

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