# 2016 Carnaúba dos Dantas mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Carnaúba dos Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas.md), October 2, 2016

Gilson Dantas de Oliveira won with 60.6% of the vote, 21.2 points ahead of Alexandre Dantas de Medeiros.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilson Dantas de Oliveira | PMDB | 3,182 | 60.6% | Elected |
| Alexandre Dantas de Medeiros | PR | 2,070 | 39.4% |  |

Valid votes: 5,252

Turnout: 90.4% (5,446 of 6,026 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Kleyton Medeiros Dantas, 64.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gilson Dantas de Oliveira, 59.2%
- October 2, 2016: Gilson Dantas de Oliveira, 60.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Sérgio Eduardo Medeiros de Oliveira, 60.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Dantas de Medeiros, 52.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Pantaleão Estevam de Medeiros, 54.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Pantaleão Estevam de Medeiros, 54.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Medeiros, 51.2%

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

- [Carnaúba dos Dantas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/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 Carnaúba dos Dantas

- 2016 Carnaúba dos Dantas mayoral election
- [2016 Carnaúba dos Dantas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnauba-dos-dantas/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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