# 2016 Patu mayoral election

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

Rivelino Camara won with 51.4% of the vote, 2.8 points ahead of Thacio Queiroga Solano Vale.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rivelino Camara | PMDB | 4,165 | 51.4% | Elected |
| Thacio Queiroga Solano Vale | PSD | 3,936 | 48.6% |  |

Valid votes: 8,101

Turnout: 88.7% (8,458 of 9,532 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Ednardo Benigno de Moura, 51.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Rivelino Camara, 59.5%
- October 2, 2016: Rivelino Camara, 51.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Evilásia Gildênia de Oliveira, 54.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ednardo Benigno de Moura, 53.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Possidonio Queiroga da Silva Neto, 59.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Possidonio Queiroga da Silva Neto, 51.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ednardo Benigno de Moura, 100.0%

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

- [Patu Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/patu/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 Patu

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

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