# 2016 Candelária municipal election

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

Turnout: 20,791 of 24,496 registered voters (84.9%). −0.91 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Roberto Butzge | PSB | 10,806 | 55.2% | Elected |
| Lauro Mainardi | PMDB | 8,754 | 44.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 4 of the 13 seats, with 27.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 5,334 | 27.0% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,210 | 21.3% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 3,488 | 17.7% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,703 | 13.7% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,396 | 12.1% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,272 | 6.4% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 284 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 41 | 0.2% |  |
| Solidariedade | 21 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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