# 2016 Upanema municipal election

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

Turnout: 9,826 of 11,025 registered voters (89.1%). −2.6 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Jairo Bezerra de Mendonça | PR | 4,783 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Antonio Onildo Bezerra de Moura | PP | 4,622 | 49.1% |  |

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

Progressistas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 13.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 2,418 | 25.5% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,447 | 15.3% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,309 | 13.8% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 1,118 | 11.8% | 1 |
| Podemos | 995 | 10.5% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 791 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 509 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 427 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 251 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 157 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 12 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 12 | 0.1% |  |
| Democratas | 10 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 7 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 5 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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