# 2016 Várzea mayoral election

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

Pedro Sales Belo da Silva won with 52.8% of the vote, 5.6 points ahead of Cleide de Carvalho da Silva Lima.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pedro Sales Belo da Silva | PMDB | 2,302 | 52.8% | Elected |
| Cleide de Carvalho da Silva Lima | PSD | 2,059 | 47.2% |  |

Valid votes: 4,361

Turnout: 88.2% (4,547 of 5,156 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Getulio Luciano Ribeiro, 50.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Pedro Sales Belo da Silva, 56.4%
- October 2, 2016: Pedro Sales Belo da Silva, 52.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Getulio Luciano Ribeiro, 51.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Getulio Luciano Ribeiro, 53.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Genival de Carvalho, 50.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antonio Genival de Carvalho, 50.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Manoel Luiz do Nascimento, 51.5%

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

- [Várzea Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/varzea/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 Várzea

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

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