# 2016 Lajes mayoral election

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

José Marques Fernandes won with 55.8% of the vote, 26.7 points ahead of Joao Maria Pereira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Marques Fernandes | PMDB | 3,938 | 55.8% | Elected |
| Joao Maria Pereira | PEN | 2,052 | 29.1% |  |
| Maria de Lourdes Silva de Arruda Morais | PSD | 747 | 10.6% |  |
| Sansao Gurgel | PPS | 315 | 4.5% |  |

Valid votes: 7,052

Turnout: 83.2% (7,635 of 9,173 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Felipe Ferreira de Menezes Araújo, 53.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Felipe Ferreira de Menezes Araújo, 51.2%
- October 2, 2016: José Marques Fernandes, 55.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Leocadio de Araujo, 64.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Luiz Leocadio de Araujo, 64.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edivan Secundo Lopes, 50.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Luiz Leocadio de Araujo, 85.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luiz Leocadio de Araujo, 72.8%

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

- [Lajes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lajes/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 Lajes

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

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