# 2016 Vera Cruz municipal election

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

Turnout: 8,622 of 9,506 registered voters (90.7%). +0.73 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcos Antonio Cabral | PSB | 3,864 | 47.5% | Elected |
| Marleide Maciel Pinheiro Borges | PSD | 2,293 | 28.2% |  |
| Cleonaldo Joaquim de Oliveira Junior | PV | 1,977 | 24.3% |  |

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

PSB won 6 of the 9 seats, with 45.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,678 | 45.5% | 6 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,136 | 14.0% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 703 | 8.7% |  |
| Partido da República | 654 | 8.1% |  |
| Patriota | 535 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 444 | 5.5% |  |
| Democratas | 417 | 5.2% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 404 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 55 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 40 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 20 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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