# 2016 Riacho da Cruz mayoral 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

Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes won with 55.7% of the vote, 11.4 points ahead of Marcondes de Oliveira Costa.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 2,572

Turnout: 93.1% (2,663 of 2,859 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marcos Aurélio de Paiva Rêgo, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marcos Aurélio de Paiva Rêgo, 74.5%
- October 2, 2016: Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes, 55.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes, 56.2%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Marcos Aurélio de Paiva Rêgo, 85.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Marcos Aurélio de Paiva Rêgo, 71.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes, 59.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes, 81.5%

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

- [Riacho da Cruz Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/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 Riacho da Cruz

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.