# 2016 Pau dos Ferros Municipal Chamber 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 Democratas won 4 of the 11 seats, with 39.2% of the vote. Seats: DEM 4, PSD 4, PMDB 1, PTN 1, and PSDC 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Democratas | 6,433 | 39.2% | 4 | Elected | | Partido Social Democrático | 4,201 | 25.6% | 4 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,380 | 8.4% | 1 | Elected | | Podemos | 745 | 4.5% | 1 | Elected | | Progressistas | 671 | 4.1% | | | | Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 563 | 3.4% | 1 | Elected | | 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% | | | Valid votes: 16,399 Turnout: 91.2% (17,492 of 19,190 registered) ## Candidates by list 11 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Pau dos Ferros de Todos 8,550 votes, 6 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Eraldo Alves de Queiroz | PSD | 755 | Elected | | Francisco Augusto de Queiroz | PSD | 748 | Elected | | Hugo Alexandre dos Santos | PTN | 727 | Elected | | Francisco de Assis Monteiro | PSD | 713 | Elected | | José Alves Bento | PMDB | 659 | Elected | | Francisca Itacira Aires de Lima | PSD | 624 | Elected | | Antônio Avelino do Nascimento | PP | 623 | | | Jose Ivan Martins Pereira | PEN | 410 | | | Kasumaro Kened da Silva | PMDB | 393 | | | Judson Ferreira da Costa | PDT | 385 | | | Gildete Morais Pinheiro de Araujo | PSD | 359 | | | Valdiclaudia Nobre Pereira | PRB | 311 | | | Manoel Gomes da Silva | PSD | 275 | | | Almécio França de Almeida | PSD | 266 | | | Milton Urbano Aires | PT | 190 | | | Paulo Henrique Rocha de França | SD | 170 | | | Raimundo Ivanilton Cosmiro | PMDB | 150 | | | Ismael Mendes Neto | PMDB | 114 | | | Maria Aparecida de Queiroz Lima | PSD | 72 | | | Pollyannaria Gomes de Moura Bento Carvalho | PSD | 36 | | | Maria Selma Limao Leite | PSD | 29 | | ### Por Amor a Pau dos Ferros 7,849 votes, 5 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Renato Alves da Silva | DEM | 959 | Elected | | Jose Gilson Rego Gonçalves | DEM | 897 | Elected | | Francisco Gutemberg Bessa de Assis | DEM | 841 | Elected | | Francisco Jose Fernandes de Aquino | DEM | 604 | Elected | | Jader Junior de Lima Araújo | PSDC | 557 | Elected | | Jose Edielson do Rego | PCdoB | 431 | | | Francisca Marta da Conceição Silva | DEM | 367 | | | Antonio Genecir de Sena Silva | DEM | 342 | | | Raimundo Antônio de Oliveira Neto | DEM | 308 | | | Francisco Vandilson de Oliveira | PSB | 302 | | | Maria Clara Almeida Melo | DEM | 234 | | | Francisco Nolânio Mateus Henrique de Aquino | DEM | 199 | | | Maria Lizete da Costa | DEM | 198 | | | Nilton Marques de Lima | DEM | 176 | | | Jéssica Mayara Nogueira Silva | DEM | 165 | | | Cledson Carlos Miranda Pereira | DEM | 157 | | | Vanilma Leite Gama | DEM | 120 | | | Jeferson Carlos Araujo Tavares | DEM | 109 | | | Raimundo Jakson Medeiros da Silva | DEM | 96 | | | Wygenes Fernandes de Araujo Nunes | DEM | 76 | | | Valdicleide Gaudencio | DEM | 42 | | | Antonia Maria da Silva | DEM | 5 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, list, União Brasil, list, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido dos Trabalhadores, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido dos Trabalhadores, Partido Comunista do Brasil, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Partido dos Trabalhadores, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido Comunista do Brasil - October 2, 2016: list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Podemos, Partido Social Democrático, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Democratas, Democracia Cristã - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Progressistas, Republicanos, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Progressistas, Democratas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Democratas - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 2, 2016 - [Pau dos Ferros mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/mayor.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 Pau dos Ferros - [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 Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.json.