# 2016 Martins Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Martins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins.md), October 2, 2016 Democratas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 33.5% of the vote. Seats: DEM 3, PSD 3, PMDB 1, PP 1, and PHS 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Democratas | 2,018 | 33.5% | 3 | Elected | | Partido Social Democrático | 1,828 | 30.3% | 3 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 665 | 11.0% | 1 | Elected | | Progressistas | 444 | 7.4% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 338 | 5.6% | 1 | Elected | | Patriota | 278 | 4.6% | | | | Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 260 | 4.3% | | | | Partido Republicano Progressista | 151 | 2.5% | | | | Partido da República | 20 | 0.3% | | | | Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 10 | 0.2% | | | | Partido Verde | 8 | 0.1% | | | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 7 | 0.1% | | | | Solidariedade | 3 | <0.1% | | | | Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1 | <0.1% | | | Valid votes: 6,031 Turnout: 87.1% (6,263 of 7,189 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### A União Faz a Força 3,604 votes, 5 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | José Françoar Ferreira da Silva | PMDB | 458 | Elected | | Clemente Gurgel de Amorim Neto | DEM | 440 | Elected | | Uilame Junior de Paiva Silva | PP | 433 | Elected | | Fulgencio Teixeira Neto | DEM | 407 | Elected | | Francisca de Assis Melo Rodrigues | DEM | 294 | Elected | | Francisco Sales da Silva | DEM | 263 | | | Maria Nivalda de Lima | PEN | 263 | | | José Francisco Modestino da Silva | DEM | 237 | | | Francisco Irandi de Souza | PMDB | 190 | | | Eloi Duarte da Costa Neto | DEM | 168 | | | Marcos Roberto Vieira | PRP | 142 | | | Francisco Canísio Alves | DEM | 63 | | | Kátia Maria Saraiva de Oliveira | PV | 8 | | | Francisco Ronildo Leite | PSB | 7 | | | Raimundo Elias de Souza | DEM | 5 | | | Braziliana Maria de Oliveira | DEM | 1 | | | Raimunda Benta de Paiva Chaves | DEM | 1 | | | Maria da Conceição Lopes | PP | 0 | | ### O Povo Pode Mais 2,427 votes, 4 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Severino Sobrinho Paiva | PSD | 407 | Elected | | Ercilio Lopes de Lisboa | PSD | 380 | Elected | | Francisco Avelino de Carvalho | PHS | 335 | Elected | | Antonio Erasmo Miranda | PSD | 306 | Elected | | José Orlando Alves | PSD | 286 | | | Helena Lúcia dos Santos | PSDB | 250 | | | Antônio Cortez Filho | PSD | 226 | | | Jasson Raniere de Oliveira Fontes | PSD | 102 | | | Jarisson Porfirio da Silva Lima Teixeira | PSD | 13 | | | Jucélia Galdino da Silva | PSD | 0 | | | Marlene Ferreira Noronha | PSD | 0 | | | Regia Maria Bezerra de Oliveira | PSD | 0 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): União Brasil, Republicanos, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Verde, União Brasil, Republicanos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, União Brasil, União Brasil, Republicanos, União Brasil, Partido dos Trabalhadores - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Republicanos, Partido Social Democrático, Partido dos Trabalhadores, Partido Republicano da Ordem Social, Republicanos, Republicanos, Republicanos, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Republicano da Ordem Social, Republicanos, Partido dos Trabalhadores, Partido Social Democrático - October 2, 2016: list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Progressistas, Democratas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, Partido Social Democrático, Democratas - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Comunista do Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Democratas, Democratas, Cidadania, Partido Liberal, Partido Social Democrático - [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Social Cristão, Partido Comunista do Brasil, Cidadania, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Republicanos, Democratas, Democratas, Progressistas - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 2, 2016 - [Martins mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2016-10-02-local/mayor.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 Martins - [2016 Martins mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md) - 2016 Martins Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/martins/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.json.