# 2016 São Paulo do Potengi municipal election

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

Turnout: 11,672 of 13,889 registered voters (84.0%). −2.0 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo | PSD | 5,144 | 46.6% | Elected |
| Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto | PDT | 5,116 | 46.3% |  |
| Ivan Dantas de Farias | PTB | 790 | 7.1% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 11 seats, with 20.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,251 | 20.3% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,915 | 17.3% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,392 | 12.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 767 | 6.9% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 701 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 698 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 677 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 604 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 516 | 4.7% |  |
| Solidariedade | 447 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 364 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 336 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 314 | 2.8% |  |
| Patriota | 59 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 17 | 0.2% |  |
| Democratas | 10 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 São Paulo do Potengi Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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