# 2016 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral 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

Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo won with 46.55% of the vote, 0.25 points ahead of Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 11,050

Turnout: 84.0% (11,672 of 13,889 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto, 80.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto, 62.4%
- October 2, 2016: Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo, 46.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo, 59.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jose Azevedo Lopes, 52.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo, 62.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Azevedo Lopes, 58.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Azevedo Lopes, 57.9%

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

- [São Paulo do Potengi Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/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 Paulo do Potengi

- 2016 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral election
- [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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