# 2016 Boqueirão do Leão mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Boqueirão do Leão](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao.md), October 2, 2016

Paulo Joel Ferreira won with 52.6% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Luiz Augusto Schmidt.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Joel Ferreira | PMDB | 2,607 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Luiz Augusto Schmidt | PDT | 2,345 | 47.4% |  |

Valid votes: 4,952

Turnout: 95.8% (5,065 of 5,285 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Joel Ferreira, 52.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jocemar Barbon, 44.1%
- October 2, 2016: Paulo Joel Ferreira, 52.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Augusto Schmidt, 50.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): João Davi Goergen, 100.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Davi Goergen, 44.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Harry Schunke, 48.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ricardo Franciosi, 51.6%

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

- [Boqueirão do Leão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/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 Boqueirão do Leão

- 2016 Boqueirão do Leão mayoral election
- [2016 Boqueirão do Leão Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/boqueirao-do-leao/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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