# 2016 Messias Targino municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Messias Targino](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 4,023 of 4,326 registered voters (93.0%). −1.4 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Messias Targino](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisca Shirley Ferreira Targino Jales | PR | 2,170 | 56.2% | Elected |
| Antenor Laurentino de Medeiros Neto | PSDB | 1,692 | 43.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Messias Targino](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido da República won 4 of the 9 seats, with 38.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 1,512 | 38.8% | 4 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 587 | 15.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 575 | 14.7% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 528 | 13.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 330 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 313 | 8.0% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 27 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 27 | 0.7% |  |
| Democratas | 2 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Messias Targino mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Messias Targino Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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