# 2016 Riacho de Santana mayoral election

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

Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas won with 55.2% of the vote, 10.3 points ahead of Jose Barboza Nunes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas | PSD | 1,572 | 55.2% | Elected |
| Jose Barboza Nunes | PSB | 1,278 | 44.8% |  |

Valid votes: 2,850

Turnout: 89.2% (3,011 of 3,377 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Davi Cássio Fernandes da Silva, 84.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Davi Cássio Fernandes da Silva, 51.0%
- October 2, 2016: Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas, 55.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas, 58.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Nonato dos Santos, 64.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Nonato dos Santos, 62.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Francisco Welington Soares Neri, 91.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Welington Soares Neri, 53.4%

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

- [Riacho de Santana Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/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 de Santana

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

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