# 2016 Carnaubais mayoral election

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

Thiago Meira Mangueira won with 42.5% of the vote, 6.1 points ahead of Manoel Benevides de Oliveira Júnior.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thiago Meira Mangueira | PSDB | 3,173 | 42.5% | Elected |
| Manoel Benevides de Oliveira Júnior | PMDB | 2,717 | 36.4% |  |
| Thiago Romero Nascimento Cavalcante | PCdoB | 1,543 | 20.7% |  |
| Maristela Martins Rafael Rodrigues | PTN | 35 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 7,468

Turnout: 93.3% (7,883 of 8,445 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gleidson Benevides de Oliveira, 51.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marineide Marinho Pereira Diniz, 36.7%
- October 2, 2016: Thiago Meira Mangueira, 42.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Gonzaga Cavalcante Dantas, 53.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Luiz Gonzaga Cavalcante Dantas, 52.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Zenildo Batista de Souza, 50.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Luiz Gonzaga Cavalcante Dantas, 38.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nelson Gregorio Bezerra, 52.8%

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

- [Carnaubais Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/carnaubais/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 Carnaubais

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

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