# 2016 Arroio dos Ratos mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos.md), October 2, 2016

Luciano Leites Rocha won with 43.6% of the vote, 12.6 points ahead of José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luciano Leites Rocha | PSB | 3,591 | 43.6% | Elected |
| José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo | PDT | 2,555 | 31.0% |  |
| Jose Carlos Silva Silveira | PP | 1,897 | 23.0% |  |
| Alexandre Borges Neto | PT | 199 | 2.4% |  |

Valid votes: 8,242

Turnout: 91.4% (8,686 of 9,506 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jaury Gonzales da Cunha, 41.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo, 45.0%
- October 2, 2016: Luciano Leites Rocha, 43.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo, 58.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Hélio Rodrigues Cifuentes, 47.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo, 37.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Carlos Silva Silveira, 62.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Sedino Vieira, 56.8%

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

- [Arroio dos Ratos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/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 Arroio dos Ratos

- 2016 Arroio dos Ratos mayoral election
- [2016 Arroio dos Ratos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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