# 2016 Taipu municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Taipu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/taipu.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 9,466 of 10,678 registered voters (88.6%). −1.4 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Taipu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/taipu/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sebastião Ambrósio de Melo | PSB | 5,194 | 57.6% | Elected |
| Ariosvaldo Bandeira Júnior | PSD | 3,818 | 42.4% |  |

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

Partido Social Democrático won 2 of the 9 seats, with 29.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,627 | 29.0% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,132 | 23.6% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,325 | 14.6% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,192 | 13.2% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 528 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 441 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 436 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 178 | 2.0% |  |
| Democratas | 111 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 82 | 0.9% |  |

## Contests

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

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