# 2016 Mossoró municipal election

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

Turnout: 144,413 of 167,120 registered voters (86.4%). −0.78 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Mossoró](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/mossoro/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado | PP | 67,476 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Sebastião Filgueira do Couto | PSDB | 51,990 | 39.4% |  |
| Gutemberg Henrique Dias | PCdoB | 11,152 | 8.4% |  |
| Josué de Oliveira Moreira | PSDC | 1,370 | 1.0% |  |

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

Partido Social Democrático won 3 of the 21 seats, with 13.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 18,473 | 13.7% | 3 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 10,435 | 7.7% | 2 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 10,193 | 7.6% | 2 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 8,440 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 8,107 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 8,070 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 5,907 | 4.4% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 5,749 | 4.3% |  |
| Podemos | 5,697 | 4.2% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 5,461 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5,423 | 4.0% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 5,053 | 3.7% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,661 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 3,565 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 3,327 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 3,166 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,538 | 1.9% | 1 |
| Democratas | 2,504 | 1.9% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 2,453 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 2,197 | 1.6% | 1 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,160 | 1.6% | 1 |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 2,122 | 1.6% | 1 |
| Patriota | 1,880 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,728 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,699 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,509 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 794 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 540 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 537 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 230 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 228 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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