# 2016 Venha-ver mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Venha-ver](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver.md), October 2, 2016

José Célio Chaves de Lima won with 52.1% of the vote, 4.1 points ahead of Cleitom Jacome da Costa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Célio Chaves de Lima | PRB | 1,560 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Cleitom Jacome da Costa | PPS | 1,436 | 47.9% |  |

Valid votes: 2,996

Turnout: 78.3% (3,127 of 3,993 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Cleitom Jacome da Costa, 75.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Cleitom Jacome da Costa, 54.3%
- October 2, 2016: José Célio Chaves de Lima, 52.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Expedito Salviano, 53.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Expedito Salviano, 74.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria do Socorro Pessoa Fernandes, 60.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Expedito Salviano, 90.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Expedito Salviano, 65.0%

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

- [Venha-ver Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/venha-ver/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 Venha-ver

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

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