# 2020 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), November 15, 2020

Turnout: 18,791 of 21,896 registered voters (85.8%). +0.94 points since 2016.

## [Mayor of Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nestor Rubem Ellwanger | PSB | 8,584 | 48.0% | Elected |
| Maria Jussara Mainardi | PTB | 7,320 | 41.0% |  |
| Ismael José Pereira Soares | PRTB | 1,865 | 10.4% |  |
| Ernesto Paulo Tavares da Silva | REPUBLICANOS | 104 | 0.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 5 of the 13 seats, with 38.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 6,747 | 38.0% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 3,843 | 21.6% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,591 | 20.2% | 3 |
| Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,464 | 8.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,356 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 496 | 2.8% |  |
| Republicanos | 145 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 113 | 0.6% |  |

## Contests

- [2020 Candelária mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- [2020 Candelária Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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