# 2016 Natal municipal election

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

Turnout: 429,789 of 534,582 registered voters (80.4%). −1.3 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves | PDT | 225,741 | 63.4% | Elected |
| Kelps de Oliveira Lima | SD | 47,576 | 13.4% |  |
| Fernando Wanderley Vargas da Silva | PT | 36,123 | 10.1% |  |
| Robério Paulino Rodrigues | PSOL | 24,422 | 6.9% |  |
| Márcia Faria Maia Mendes | PSDB | 19,696 | 5.5% |  |
| Rosália Maria Fernandes | PSTU | 1,398 | 0.4% |  |
| Francisco Raimundo de Freitas | REDE | 970 | 0.3% |  |

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

PDT won 5 of the 29 seats, with 13.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 48,382 | 13.2% | 5 |
| Solidariedade | 29,454 | 8.0% | 3 |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 28,931 | 7.9% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 25,503 | 6.9% | 2 |
| Patriota | 18,105 | 4.9% | 2 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 17,852 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 15,979 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Podemos | 15,859 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 15,245 | 4.1% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 14,433 | 3.9% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 13,969 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 12,044 | 3.3% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 11,016 | 3.0% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 10,305 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 9,520 | 2.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 8,581 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 8,541 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 8,281 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 8,256 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 7,686 | 2.1% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 7,507 | 2.0% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 7,293 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Verde | 7,186 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 4,212 | 1.1% |  |
| Democratas | 3,837 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 3,135 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2,151 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 1,430 | 0.4% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,369 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,208 | 0.3% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 573 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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