# 2016 Serra do Mel mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Serra do Mel](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel.md), October 2, 2016

Josivan Bibiano de Azevedo won with 50.3% of the vote, 5.9 points ahead of Fabio Bezerra de Oliveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josivan Bibiano de Azevedo | PR | 4,390 | 50.3% | Elected |
| Fabio Bezerra de Oliveira | PMDB | 3,878 | 44.4% |  |
| Ediana Erica Pinheiro de Oliveira | PT | 466 | 5.3% |  |

Valid votes: 8,734

Turnout: 95.1% (9,058 of 9,522 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Hudson Kênio de Moura Azevedo, 62.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Josivan Bibiano de Azevedo, 65.3%
- October 2, 2016: Josivan Bibiano de Azevedo, 50.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Maria Lucia de Oliveira, 100.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Josivan Bibiano de Azevedo, 58.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Bezerra Lins Filho, 47.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Cortez Pereira de Araujo, 50.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvio Romero de Lucena, 57.4%

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

- [Serra do Mel Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/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 Serra do Mel

- 2016 Serra do Mel mayoral election
- [2016 Serra do Mel Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/serra-do-mel/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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