# 2016 São Miguel mayoral election

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

José Gaudencio Diogenes Torquato won with 51.1% of the vote, 4.1 points ahead of Dario Vieira de Almeida.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Gaudencio Diogenes Torquato | PSD | 6,769 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Dario Vieira de Almeida | PP | 6,229 | 47.1% |  |
| Francisco Roberto de Souza | PSOL | 236 | 1.8% |  |

Valid votes: 13,234

Turnout: 74.7% (14,292 of 19,134 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Leandro Michel do Rego Lima, 49.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Célio Gonçalves de Queiroz, 63.5%
- October 2, 2016: José Gaudencio Diogenes Torquato, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Dario Vieira de Almeida, 57.2%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Galeno Diógenes Torquato, 58.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Galeno Diógenes Torquato, 52.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Dario Vieira de Almeida, 60.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Dario Vieira de Almeida, 58.7%

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

- [São Miguel Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/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 São Miguel

- 2016 São Miguel mayoral election
- [2016 São Miguel Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-miguel/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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