# 2016 Pendências mayoral election

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

Fernando Antonio Bezerra de Medeiros won with 50.3% of the vote, 1.2 points ahead of Gustavo Adolpho dos Santos Queiroz.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Antonio Bezerra de Medeiros | PMDB | 4,543 | 50.3% | Elected |
| Gustavo Adolpho dos Santos Queiroz | PSD | 4,439 | 49.2% |  |
| Antonio Pedro do Nascimento | PEN | 36 | 0.4% |  |
| Marcio Amorim Salvino | PTN | 7 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 9,025

Turnout: 94.5% (9,409 of 9,960 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lays Helena Cabral de Queiroz, 52.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Flaudivan Martins Cabral, 55.0%
- October 2, 2016: Fernando Antonio Bezerra de Medeiros, 50.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ivan de Souza Padilha, 56.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ivan de Souza Padilha, 53.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jailton Barros de Freitas, 46.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jailton Barros de Freitas, 50.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Levani de Freitas, 52.1%

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

- [Pendências Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pendencias/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 Pendências

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

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