# 2016 Rio do Fogo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 9,573 of 11,164 registered voters (85.7%). −0.33 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laerte Ney de Paiva Fagundes | DEM | 5,104 | 55.5% | Elected |
| Igor Guedes de Medeiros | PMDB | 3,732 | 40.6% |  |
| Tarcisio José Ribeiro de Lara Andrade | PSD | 360 | 3.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 47.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 4,410 | 47.8% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,726 | 18.7% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,631 | 17.7% | 2 |
| Patriota | 397 | 4.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 370 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 214 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 123 | 1.3% |  |
| Solidariedade | 94 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Verde | 89 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 70 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 48 | 0.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 23 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da República | 23 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 10 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Rio do Fogo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Rio do Fogo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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