# 2016 Alvorada mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Alvorada](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada.md), October 2, 2016

Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral won with 38.9% of the vote, 21.6 points ahead of Giovana dos Santos Thiago.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral | PMDB | 31,414 | 38.9% | Elected |
| Giovana dos Santos Thiago | PT | 14,004 | 17.4% |  |
| Nadir Teresinha da Rosa Machado | PTB | 13,578 | 16.8% |  |
| Douglas Martello de Souza Silveira | DEM | 9,131 | 11.3% |  |
| Rodinei Rosseto | PSOL | 4,778 | 5.9% |  |
| Meriane Brum | PR | 4,414 | 5.5% |  |
| Jussara Teresinha Pinto Mendes | PSD | 1,795 | 2.2% |  |
| Marconi da Silva Olguins | PSDB | 901 | 1.1% |  |
| Carlos Armando Gomes | PEN | 666 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 80,681

Turnout: 90.3% (107,605 of 119,228 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Douglas Martello de Souza Silveira, 32.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral, 29.2%
- October 2, 2016: Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral, 38.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Sergio Maciel Bertoldi, 49.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): João Carlos Brum, 59.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Carlos Brum, 53.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Stela Beatriz Farias Lopes, 64.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Stela Beatriz Farias Lopes, 52.4%

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

- [Alvorada Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/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 Alvorada

- 2016 Alvorada mayoral election
- [2016 Alvorada Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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