# 2016 Santa Cruz municipal election

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

Turnout: 21,813 of 26,647 registered voters (81.9%). −3.3 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernanda Costa Bezerra | PMDB | 13,034 | 66.3% | Elected |
| Gilcelly Adriano da Silva | PR | 6,628 | 33.7% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 24.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 5,640 | 27.3% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5,070 | 24.5% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,753 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,665 | 8.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,368 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,344 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,122 | 5.4% |  |
| Podemos | 973 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 881 | 4.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 320 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 316 | 1.5% |  |
| Solidariedade | 83 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 74 | 0.4% |  |
| Patriota | 27 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 17 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 10 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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