# 2016 Tenente Laurentino Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Tenente Laurentino Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 4,426 of 4,912 registered voters (90.1%). +0.29 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Tenente Laurentino Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sueleide de Morais Araujo | PSDB | 2,128 | 49.8% | Elected |
| Francisco Macedo da Silva | PSB | 2,118 | 49.6% |  |
| Silverio Giliarde da Costa | SD | 28 | 0.7% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Tenente Laurentino Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 32.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,615 | 38.0% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,401 | 32.9% | 4 |
| Partido da República | 447 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 349 | 8.2% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 264 | 6.2% |  |
| Democratas | 177 | 4.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Tenente Laurentino Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Tenente Laurentino Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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