# 2016 Parnamirim mayoral election

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

Rosano Taveira da Cunha won with 44.8% of the vote, 11.7 points ahead of Carlos Augusto de Paiva Maia.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rosano Taveira da Cunha | PRB | 34,363 | 44.8% | Elected |
| Carlos Augusto de Paiva Maia | PSD | 25,366 | 33.0% |  |
| Ricardo Hiraruy Alencar Gurgel | PSB | 13,976 | 18.2% |  |
| Joao Batista Terto de Holanda | PSOL | 3,069 | 4.0% |  |

Valid votes: 76,774

Turnout: 88.6% (96,293 of 108,719 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Raimunda Nilda da Silva Cruz, 46.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Rosano Taveira da Cunha, 50.1%
- October 2, 2016: Rosano Taveira da Cunha, 44.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Mauricio Marques dos Santos, 55.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Mauricio Marques dos Santos, 50.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Agnelo Alves, 72.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Agnelo Alves, 61.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Marciano de Freitas, 45.5%

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

- [Parnamirim Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/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 Parnamirim

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parnamirim/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.