# 2016 Encruzilhada do Sul mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Encruzilhada do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul.md), October 2, 2016

Artigas Teixeira da Silveira won with 48.7% of the vote, 3.1 points ahead of Pedro Paulo dos Santos Soares.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Artigas Teixeira da Silveira | PP | 7,435 | 48.7% | Elected |
| Pedro Paulo dos Santos Soares | PTB | 6,961 | 45.6% |  |
| Volmi da Silva Fraga | PT | 883 | 5.8% |  |

Valid votes: 15,279

Turnout: 80.1% (16,459 of 20,542 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Benito Fonseca Paschoal, 78.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Benito Fonseca Paschoal, 41.1%
- October 2, 2016: Artigas Teixeira da Silveira, 48.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Laise de Souza Krusser, 54.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Artigas Teixeira da Silveira, 49.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Artigas Teixeira da Silveira, 50.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Conceição Deromar Krusser, 57.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Conceição Deromar Krusser, 56.8%

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

- [Encruzilhada do Sul Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/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 Encruzilhada do Sul

- 2016 Encruzilhada do Sul mayoral election
- [2016 Encruzilhada do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/encruzilhada-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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