# 2016 São Gonçalo do Amarante municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 56,981 of 61,413 registered voters (92.8%). +7.1 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Emídio de Medeiros | PR | 23,554 | 46.4% | Elected |
| Francisco Potiguar Cavalcanti Neto | PMDB | 21,334 | 42.0% |  |
| João Maria Ferreira da Silva | SD | 4,860 | 9.6% |  |
| Josineide Gonçalves da Silva | PEN | 987 | 1.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido da República won 3 of the 17 seats, with 18.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 10,065 | 18.7% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 8,208 | 15.2% | 3 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 5,792 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 5,545 | 10.3% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 5,316 | 9.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,487 | 8.3% | 2 |
| Solidariedade | 3,678 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,715 | 3.2% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,703 | 3.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,208 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,194 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 831 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 729 | 1.4% |  |
| Progressistas | 713 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 704 | 1.3% |  |
| Podemos | 564 | 1.0% |  |
| Patriota | 433 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 323 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 298 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 155 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 148 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 57 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 36 | 0.1% |  |
| Democratas | 28 | 0.1% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 7 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 São Gonçalo do Amarante mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 São Gonçalo do Amarante Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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