# 2016 Santana do Matos municipal election

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

Turnout: 10,413 of 12,299 registered voters (84.7%). −3.0 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Santana do Matos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Edvaldo Guimarães Junior | PR | 5,616 | 57.9% | Elected |
| Lardjane Ciriaco de Araujo Macedo | PMDB | 3,485 | 35.9% |  |
| Antônio Macêdo Neto | PT | 600 | 6.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santana do Matos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 25.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2,571 | 25.7% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,121 | 21.2% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 1,216 | 12.2% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 965 | 9.7% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 756 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 666 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 613 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 544 | 5.4% |  |
| Podemos | 403 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 84 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 26 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 13 | 0.1% |  |
| Solidariedade | 6 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 4 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Santana do Matos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Santana do Matos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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