# 2016 Pedra Grande mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pedra Grande](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande.md), October 2, 2016

Valdemir Valentim Soares Belchior won with 57.7% of the vote, 15.9 points ahead of João Felipe Damião Vitor.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valdemir Valentim Soares Belchior | PSD | 1,986 | 57.7% | Elected |
| João Felipe Damião Vitor | SD | 1,440 | 41.8% |  |
| Francisco Xavier de Lima | PEN | 18 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 3,444

Turnout: 87.9% (3,639 of 4,138 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Pedro Henrique de Souza Silva, 80.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Pedro Henrique de Souza Silva, 54.7%
- October 2, 2016: Valdemir Valentim Soares Belchior, 57.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Marcos Luiz Pereira, 52.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Marcos Luiz Pereira, 65.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisca de Fatima Lima do Nascimento, 51.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Francisco Victor Sobrinho, 51.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Victor Sobrinho, 44.1%

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

- [Pedra Grande Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedra-grande/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 Pedra Grande

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

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