# 2016 Riachuelo municipal election

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

Turnout: 5,687 of 6,278 registered voters (90.6%). −1.8 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mara Lourdes Cavalcanti | PMDB | 2,914 | 53.1% | Elected |
| João Basílio Neto | PSD | 2,576 | 46.9% |  |

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

Partido Social Democrático won 3 of the 9 seats, with 28.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,572 | 28.5% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,563 | 28.4% | 3 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 740 | 13.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 348 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Democratas | 296 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 241 | 4.4% |  |
| Partido da República | 224 | 4.1% |  |
| Solidariedade | 208 | 3.8% |  |
| Progressistas | 184 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 132 | 2.4% |  |

## Contests

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

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