# 2020 Candiota mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Candiota](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota.md), November 15, 2020

Luiz Carlos Folador won with 52.3% of the vote, 5.7 points ahead of Adriano Castro dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Carlos Folador | MDB | 3,268 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Adriano Castro dos Santos | PT | 2,911 | 46.6% |  |
| Jose Giordani da Silva Dornelles | PSOL | 73 | 1.2% |  |

Valid votes: 6,252

Turnout: 84.4% (6,466 of 7,662 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Folador, 57.1%
- November 15, 2020: Luiz Carlos Folador, 52.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Adriano Castro dos Santos, 43.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Folador, 74.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Folador, 53.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Menezes Gregorio, 35.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Odilo Jose Dal Molin, 60.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Mirabeau Borba dos Santos, 50.8%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 15, 2020

- [Candiota Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Candiota

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2020-11-15-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2020-11-15-local/mayor.json.