# 2016 Poço Branco municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 9,698 of 11,078 registered voters (87.5%). −2.2 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Waldemar Horácio de Gois Neto | DEM | 4,841 | 53.6% | Elected |
| Edi Carlos Alexandre de Souza Oliveira | PEN | 4,187 | 46.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 2 of the 11 seats, with 21.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 2,021 | 21.8% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 1,103 | 11.9% | 2 |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 953 | 10.3% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 937 | 10.1% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 831 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 667 | 7.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 522 | 5.6% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 521 | 5.6% |  |
| Patriota | 488 | 5.3% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 381 | 4.1% |  |
| Solidariedade | 362 | 3.9% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 273 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Verde | 193 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 11 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Poço Branco mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Poço Branco Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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