# 2016 Pau dos Ferros municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 17,492 of 19,190 registered voters (91.2%). +4.2 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leonardo Nunes Rêgo | DEM | 8,589 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Luiz Fabricio do Rego Torquato | PSD | 8,202 | 48.8% |  |
| Jose Juscelino Costa Rego | PMB | 26 | 0.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 4 of the 11 seats, with 39.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 6,433 | 39.2% | 4 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 4,201 | 25.6% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,380 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Podemos | 745 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 671 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 563 | 3.4% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 448 | 2.7% |  |
| Patriota | 423 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 416 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 323 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 311 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 198 | 1.2% |  |
| Solidariedade | 178 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 83 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 15 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 11 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Pau dos Ferros mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Pau dos Ferros Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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