# 2016 Currais Novos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 25,454 of 32,746 registered voters (77.7%). −4.5 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Odon Oliveira de Souza Júnior | PT | 10,497 | 44.9% | Elected |
| Carlson Geraldo Correia Gomes | DEM | 9,628 | 41.2% |  |
| Gilberto Eugênio Barros Lins | PMDB | 1,347 | 5.8% |  |
| Sergio Henrique Maciel Marques | PSB | 1,039 | 4.4% |  |
| Francisco Alberto do Nascimento | PSOL | 881 | 3.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Solidariedade won 2 of the 13 seats, with 13.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solidariedade | 3,107 | 13.2% | 2 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 2,599 | 11.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2,512 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Democratas | 2,377 | 10.1% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,068 | 8.8% | 2 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,965 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,539 | 6.5% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,487 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,247 | 5.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 940 | 4.0% |  |
| Progressistas | 879 | 3.7% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 778 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 753 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 744 | 3.2% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 228 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 130 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 84 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 74 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Currais Novos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Currais Novos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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