# 2016 Pureza mayoral 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

Joao da Fonseca Moura Neto won with 40.1% of the vote, 7.9 points ahead of Maria Edilma de Araujo Lima.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 6,177

Turnout: 93.9% (6,587 of 7,015 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Ricardo Santos de Brito, 52.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Joao da Fonseca Moura Neto, 55.0%
- October 2, 2016: Joao da Fonseca Moura Neto, 40.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Maria Conceicao da Costa Fonseca, 52.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Soráya Café de Melo Santana, 41.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao da Fonseca Moura Neto, 55.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Henrique Eufrasio de Santana Junior, 52.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Henrique Eufrasio de Santana Junior, 56.3%

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

- [Pureza Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pureza/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 Pureza

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

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