# 2016 Portalegre municipal election

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

Turnout: 5,460 of 6,394 registered voters (85.4%). −6.0 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Portalegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manoel de Freitas Neto | PP | 2,971 | 58.3% | Elected |
| Antonio Nunes Rêgo | DEM | 2,087 | 40.9% |  |
| José Neto da Silva | PCdoB | 42 | 0.8% |  |

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

Progressistas won 4 of the 9 seats, with 34.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,794 | 34.4% | 4 |
| Democratas | 1,300 | 24.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,229 | 23.6% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 579 | 11.1% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 154 | 3.0% |  |
| Solidariedade | 123 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 23 | 0.4% |  |
| Patriota | 11 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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