# 2016 Santana do Matos mayoral 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

Jose Edvaldo Guimarães Junior won with 57.9% of the vote, 22.0 points ahead of Lardjane Ciriaco de Araujo Macedo.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 9,701

Turnout: 84.7% (10,413 of 12,299 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Claylton Angelo Pinheiro da Silveira, 43.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Maria Alice Silva, 47.5%
- October 2, 2016: Jose Edvaldo Guimarães Junior, 57.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Lardjane Ciriaco de Araujo Macedo, 54.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Francisco de Assis Silva, 50.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco de Assis Silva, 56.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Joao Epaminondas de Araujo Neto, 54.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Epaminondas de Araujo Neto, 54.5%

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

- [Santana do Matos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/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 Santana do Matos

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

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