# 2016 Severiano Melo mayoral 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

Dagoberto Bessa Cavalcante won with 52.6% of the vote, 5.1 points ahead of Jacinto Lopes de Carvalho.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 6,217

Turnout: 87.0% (6,457 of 7,424 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jacinto Lopes de Carvalho, 54.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jacinto Lopes de Carvalho, 51.7%
- October 2, 2016: Dagoberto Bessa Cavalcante, 52.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Dagoberto Bessa Cavalcante, 53.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Silvestre Monteiro Martins, 51.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvestre Monteiro Martins, 51.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Genildo de Freitas Melo, 100.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvestre Monteiro Martins, 52.2%

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

- [Severiano Melo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/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 Severiano Melo

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

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