# 2016 Parelhas mayoral election

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

Alexandre Carlo de Medeiros Dantas won with 50.6% of the vote, 1.1 points ahead of Tiago de Medeiros Almeida.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Carlo de Medeiros Dantas | PMDB | 7,204 | 50.6% | Elected |
| Tiago de Medeiros Almeida | DEM | 7,046 | 49.4% |  |

Valid votes: 14,250

Turnout: 93.0% (15,009 of 16,142 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Tiago de Medeiros Almeida, 75.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Tiago de Medeiros Almeida, 55.4%
- October 2, 2016: Alexandre Carlo de Medeiros Dantas, 50.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Francisco Assis de Medeiros, 50.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Francisco Assis de Medeiros, 50.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antônio Petronilo Dantas Filho, 50.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antônio Petronilo Dantas Filho, 52.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Arnaud Macedo de Oliveira, 51.0%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 2, 2016

- [Parelhas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2016-10-02-local.md) (11,125)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2016](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2016), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Parelhas

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

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