# 2016 Lagoa de Velhos mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Lagoa de Velhos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos.md), October 2, 2016

Sonyara de Souza Ribeiro won with 49.7% of the vote, 18.5 points ahead of Igor Costa Araujo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sonyara de Souza Ribeiro | PSD | 1,443 | 49.7% | Elected |
| Igor Costa Araujo | DEM | 907 | 31.2% |  |
| Eliria Carvalho Souza | PMDB | 555 | 19.1% |  |

Valid votes: 2,905

Turnout: 93.1% (3,011 of 3,235 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): José Nildo Galdino, 59.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Sonyara de Souza Ribeiro, 62.9%
- October 2, 2016: Sonyara de Souza Ribeiro, 49.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Igor Costa Araujo, 55.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Severino Ribeiro Sobrinho, 41.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ailton Araújo, 53.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Ivo de Souza, 55.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Ivo de Souza, 52.0%

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

- [Lagoa de Velhos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/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 Lagoa de Velhos

- 2016 Lagoa de Velhos mayoral election
- [2016 Lagoa de Velhos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-velhos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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