# 2016 João Dias mayoral 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

Nadja Tássia Verissimo won with 55.8% of the vote, 12.8 points ahead of Francisco Damião de Oliveira.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 2,297

Turnout: 90.2% (2,437 of 2,703 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Maria de Fátima Mesquita da Silva, 66.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Francisco Damião de Oliveira, 50.9%
- October 2, 2016: Nadja Tássia Verissimo, 55.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Gerlandio Luiz da Silva, 100.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Paulo de Tarso Veríssimo, 92.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo de Tarso Veríssimo, 100.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Irene Florencia de Oliveira, 100.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Irene Florencia de Oliveira, 77.7%

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

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

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.