# 2016 Pedro Velho municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pedro Velho](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 10,072 of 12,557 registered voters (80.2%). −0.86 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Pedro Velho](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Patricia Peixoto Targino | PMDB | 5,531 | 58.5% | Elected |
| Jose Marques de Oliveira | PSD | 3,920 | 41.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Pedro Velho](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido Social Democrático won 3 of the 9 seats, with 26.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,510 | 26.2% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,440 | 25.4% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,471 | 15.3% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 558 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 515 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 454 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 389 | 4.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 353 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 268 | 2.8% |  |
| Solidariedade | 264 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 160 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 131 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 63 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 14 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Pedro Velho mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Pedro Velho Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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