# 2016 Paraú municipal election

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

Turnout: 4,071 of 4,396 registered voters (92.6%). −0.36 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Carlos Peixoto Nunes | PSD | 2,023 | 51.0% | Elected |
| Maria Olímpia Ferreira Nunes | PP | 1,942 | 49.0% |  |

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

Partido Social Democrático won 2 of the 9 seats, with 20.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 804 | 20.2% | 2 |
| Democratas | 778 | 19.6% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 674 | 16.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 464 | 11.7% | 2 |
| Podemos | 273 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 196 | 4.9% |  |
| Patriota | 186 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 141 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 101 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 98 | 2.5% |  |
| Solidariedade | 92 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Verde | 88 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 41 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 34 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido da República | 7 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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