# 2016 Itajá Municipal Chamber election

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

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 19.2% of the vote.

Seats: PMDB 2, PR 2, PSD 2, PP 1, PDT 1, and PTN 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,080 | 19.2% | 2 | Elected |
| Partido da República | 940 | 16.7% | 2 | Elected |
| Partido Social Democrático | 932 | 16.6% | 2 | Elected |
| Progressistas | 738 | 13.1% | 1 | Elected |
| Democratas | 597 | 10.6% |  |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 430 | 7.6% | 1 | Elected |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 392 | 7.0% |  |  |
| Podemos | 342 | 6.1% | 1 | Elected |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 177 | 3.1% |  |  |

Valid votes: 5,628

Turnout: 93.2% (5,783 of 6,206 registered)

## Candidates by list

9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes

### Meu Itajá Querido

2,421 votes, 4 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisca das Chagas Rodrigues Ferreira | PTN | 336 | Elected |
| Carlos Tomaz da Silva | PMDB | 319 | Elected |
| José Possidonio Lopes Neto | PMDB | 271 | Elected |
| Antonio Richardson Rodrigues Macedo | PDT | 268 | Elected |
| João Firmo Lopes | PMDB | 228 |  |
| Naciso Martins Xavier | PSDB | 199 |  |
| Eudan Ferreira da Silva | PSDB | 188 |  |
| Edia Maria da Cunha | PROS | 175 |  |
| Maria do Socorro Dantas da Silva | PDT | 140 |  |
| Joao Bosco Ferreira | PMDB | 57 |  |
| José Wilson Azevedo | PMDB | 53 |  |
| Edvaldo Silva | PMDB | 41 |  |
| Georgia Carina Alves de Sousa | PMDB | 33 |  |

### Por Uma Cidade Melhor

1,670 votes, 3 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Canindé Ferreira | PP | 375 | Elected |
| Maxsilvan da Cunha | PSD | 223 | Elected |
| José Menino da Silva Junior | PSD | 171 | Elected |
| Raimundo Nonato Soares Dantas | PP | 153 |  |
| Marcia Luciana de Melo Medeiros | PSD | 127 |  |
| Francisco Santiago Lopes Junior | PP | 110 |  |
| Francisco Erivan da Silva | PSD | 100 |  |
| Antonio Gonçalves Sobrinho | PSD | 97 |  |
| Maria Rozeilda da Silva | PP | 63 |  |
| Francleverson Jorge Moura da Costa | PSD | 59 |  |
| Francisco Ivanaldo Viana | PSD | 42 |  |
| Ivanete Ferreira da Silva | PSD | 24 |  |
| Alison Mak Soares Freire | PSD | 10 |  |
| Maria das Gracas da Silva | PP | 5 |  |
| Tatiana Camila da Cunha Lopes | PP | 5 |  |

### Trabalhando Pra Valer

1,537 votes, 2 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Marcondes Matias Lopes | PR | 446 | Elected |
| Francisco Neto da Silva | PR | 257 | Elected |
| Jose Valderi de Melo | DEM | 208 |  |
| Geraldo Valentim dos Santos | PR | 192 |  |
| Antonio Vieira da Silva | DEM | 108 |  |
| Francisco de Assis Ferreira | DEM | 84 |  |
| Francisco Deuzidete da Silva | DEM | 70 |  |
| Francisco Eliábio Buriti | DEM | 57 |  |
| Edivan Silva de Paiva | DEM | 34 |  |
| Clegioneide Raquel da Silva | DEM | 13 |  |
| Rosana Maria Frutuoso | PR | 10 |  |
| Selma dos Santos Silva | DEM | 10 |  |
| Francisca Adriana de Azevedo Campina | PR | 4 |  |
| Maria da Conceição da Costa Silva | DEM | 1 |  |
| Antonio Cezar da Silva | DEM | 0 |  |

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, list, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal
- October 2, 2016: list, list, list, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Mobilização Nacional, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro

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

- [Itajá mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2016-10-02-local/mayor.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 Itajá

- [2016 Itajá mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- 2016 Itajá Municipal Chamber election

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