# 2016 João Dias municipal election

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

Turnout: 2,437 of 2,703 registered voters (90.2%). −1.6 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nadja Tássia Verissimo | PSD | 1,281 | 55.8% | Elected |
| Francisco Damião de Oliveira | PHS | 987 | 43.0% |  |
| Valmir Augustinho da Silva | PMDB | 29 | 1.3% |  |

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

PSDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 24.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 699 | 30.0% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 558 | 24.0% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 414 | 17.8% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 291 | 12.5% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 183 | 7.9% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 153 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 30 | 1.3% |  |

## Contests

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

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