# 2016 Canoas mayoral election

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

Lucia Elisabeth Colombo Silveira led with 45.8% of the vote, 8.5 points ahead of Luiz Carlos Ghiorzzi Busato.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 2, 2016

- Lucia Elisabeth Colombo Silveira, 45.8% (Advanced)
- Luiz Carlos Ghiorzzi Busato, 37.3% (Advanced)
- Luis Felipe Mahfuz Martini, 14.4%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md), October 30, 2016

- Luiz Carlos Ghiorzzi Busato, 51.3% (Elected)
- Lucia Elisabeth Colombo Silveira, 48.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucia Elisabeth Colombo Silveira | PRB | 71,952 | 45.8% | Advanced |
| Luiz Carlos Ghiorzzi Busato | PTB | 58,616 | 37.3% | Advanced |
| Luis Felipe Mahfuz Martini | PSDB | 22,594 | 14.4% |  |
| Paulo Sérgio da Silva | PSOL | 3,973 | 2.5% |  |

Valid votes: 157,135

Turnout: 83.1% (205,882 of 247,770 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Airton José de Souza, 52.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jairo Jorge da Silva, 53.1%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Carlos Ghiorzzi Busato, 51.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jairo Jorge da Silva, 71.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jairo Jorge da Silva, 52.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Marcos Antonio Ronchetti, 70.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Marcos Antonio Ronchetti, 50.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Hugo Simoes Lagranha, 58.6%

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

- [Canoas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/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 Canoas

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

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