# 2016 Nova Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Nova Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/nova-cruz.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 23,032 of 29,140 registered voters (79.0%). −0.63 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Nova Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/nova-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Targino Pereira da Costa Neto | PMDB | 10,995 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Cid Arruda Câmara | PSB | 10,210 | 47.2% |  |
| Hudson Carlos de Carvalho Alves | PT do B | 427 | 2.0% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 13 seats, with 20.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,360 | 20.0% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 3,272 | 15.0% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,951 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,782 | 8.2% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,616 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,505 | 6.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,386 | 6.4% |  |
| Solidariedade | 1,369 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 1,041 | 4.8% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 968 | 4.4% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 688 | 3.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 567 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 501 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 454 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 184 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 103 | 0.5% |  |
| Democratas | 18 | 0.1% |  |
| Patriota | 17 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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