# 2016 Riacho da Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Riacho da Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 2,663 of 2,859 registered voters (93.1%). −2.2 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Riacho da Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes | DEM | 1,433 | 55.7% | Elected |
| Marcondes de Oliveira Costa | PMDB | 1,139 | 44.3% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Riacho da Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 6 of the 9 seats, with 61.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 1,564 | 61.0% | 6 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 726 | 28.3% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 221 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 47 | 1.8% |  |
| Progressistas | 6 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Riacho da Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Riacho da Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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