# 2016 Pureza municipal election

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

Turnout: 6,587 of 7,015 registered voters (93.9%). +4.4 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joao da Fonseca Moura Neto | PRP | 2,476 | 40.1% | Elected |
| Maria Edilma de Araujo Lima | PMDB | 1,988 | 32.2% |  |
| Ricardo Santos de Brito | PTB | 1,662 | 26.9% |  |
| Maria Dalva Rocha de Carvalho | PT | 51 | 0.8% |  |

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

PMDB won 1 of the 9 seats, with 12.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 806 | 12.7% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 696 | 11.0% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 579 | 9.1% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 575 | 9.1% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 567 | 8.9% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 536 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 358 | 5.6% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 356 | 5.6% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 311 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 255 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 248 | 3.9% |  |
| Solidariedade | 228 | 3.6% |  |
| Podemos | 209 | 3.3% | 1 |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 182 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 127 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 124 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 78 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 71 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 39 | 0.6% |  |
| Democratas | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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