# 2016 Caraúbas municipal election

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

Turnout: 16,255 of 17,888 registered voters (90.9%). −1.4 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Alves da Silva | PSD | 8,053 | 51.3% | Elected |
| Barbara Carolina Fernandes Mota | PR | 7,501 | 47.8% |  |
| Alexsandro dos Santos | PHS | 131 | 0.8% |  |

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

Partido da República won 3 of the 11 seats, with 19.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,390 | 21.5% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 3,003 | 19.0% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 2,067 | 13.1% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,016 | 12.8% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 1,681 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 656 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 615 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 379 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 329 | 2.1% |  |
| Podemos | 310 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 302 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 262 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Verde | 209 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 184 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 129 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 126 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 84 | 0.5% |  |
| Democratas | 12 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 5 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 5 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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