# 2016 Cruzeta mayoral election

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

José Sally de Araújo won with 53.8% of the vote, 7.5 points ahead of Elismaria Catarina Pinto.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Sally de Araújo | PSD | 3,284 | 53.8% | Elected |
| Elismaria Catarina Pinto | PMDB | 2,823 | 46.2% |  |

Valid votes: 6,107

Turnout: 87.4% (6,317 of 7,224 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Joaquim José de Medeiros, 74.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Joaquim José de Medeiros, 100.0%
- October 2, 2016: José Sally de Araújo, 53.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Erivanaldo Aquino Dantas, 53.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Sally de Araújo, 51.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Sally de Araújo, 54.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Alves da Silva, 55.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Alves da Silva, 51.0%

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

- [Cruzeta Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/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 Cruzeta

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

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