# 2016 Caraúbas mayoral 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

Antonio Alves da Silva won with 51.3% of the vote, 3.5 points ahead of Barbara Carolina Fernandes Mota.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 15,685

Turnout: 90.9% (16,255 of 17,888 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Givago Barreto Alves, 60.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Antonio Alves da Silva, 54.5%
- October 2, 2016: Antonio Alves da Silva, 51.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ademar Ferreira da Silva, 50.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ademar Ferreira da Silva, 52.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Eugenio Alves da Silva, 54.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Aguinaldo Pereira da Silva, 45.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Aguinaldo Pereira da Silva, 48.6%

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

- [Caraúbas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/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 Caraúbas

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

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