# 2016 Cerro Corá municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Cerro Corá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cerro-cora.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 7,269 of 8,771 registered voters (82.9%). −0.07 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Cerro Corá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cerro-cora/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria das Graças de Medeiros Oliveira | PSD | 3,448 | 51.0% | Elected |
| João Batista de Melo Filho | PMDB | 3,314 | 49.0% |  |

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

Democratas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 23.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 1,610 | 23.0% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,193 | 17.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,106 | 15.8% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 556 | 7.9% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 405 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 376 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 309 | 4.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 302 | 4.3% |  |
| Progressistas | 280 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 272 | 3.9% |  |
| Patriota | 242 | 3.5% |  |
| Solidariedade | 168 | 2.4% |  |
| Podemos | 80 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 36 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 33 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido da República | 25 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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