# 2016 Francisco Dantas municipal election

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

Turnout: 2,499 of 2,643 registered voters (94.6%). +0.38 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Francisco Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/francisco-dantas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adolfo Jose da Silveira Neto | PSD | 1,560 | 64.4% | Elected |
| Francisco Wagner de Souza Medeiros | PR | 863 | 35.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Francisco Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/francisco-dantas/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido Social Democrático won 6 of the 9 seats, with 65.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,576 | 65.1% | 6 |
| Partido da República | 410 | 16.9% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 234 | 9.7% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 159 | 6.6% |  |
| Solidariedade | 34 | 1.4% |  |
| Democratas | 8 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

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

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