# 2016 João Câmara municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 22,208 of 26,387 registered voters (84.2%). −0.77 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mauricio Caetano Damacena | DEM | 10,593 | 50.2% | Elected |
| Joserlania Jorlany Leite do Nascimento | PSD | 9,589 | 45.4% |  |
| Aldo Torquato da Silva | PCdoB | 884 | 4.2% |  |
| Karlo Rodrigo Lucio Vieira | PSDB | 45 | 0.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 5 of the 11 seats, with 35.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 7,515 | 35.2% | 5 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 4,057 | 19.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 3,075 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,286 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 981 | 4.6% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 675 | 3.2% |  |
| Solidariedade | 607 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 477 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 334 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 273 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 212 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 192 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 165 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 107 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 83 | 0.4% |  |
| Podemos | 70 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 68 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 64 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 63 | 0.3% |  |
| Patriota | 34 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 24 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 João Câmara mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 João Câmara Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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