# 2016 Severiano Melo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Severiano Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 6,457 of 7,424 registered voters (87.0%). −1.1 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Severiano Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dagoberto Bessa Cavalcante | PSD | 3,268 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Jacinto Lopes de Carvalho | SD | 2,949 | 47.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Severiano Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido Social Democrático won 3 of the 9 seats, with 34.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,145 | 34.6% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 874 | 14.1% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 649 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Podemos | 573 | 9.2% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 572 | 9.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 409 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 406 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 340 | 5.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 230 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 4 | 0.1% |  |
| Democratas | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Severiano Melo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Severiano Melo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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