# 2016 Forquetinha mayoral election

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

Paulo Jose Grunewald won with 48.0% of the vote, 12.2 points ahead of Marcelo Henrique Schmitz.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Jose Grunewald | PP | 1,039 | 48.0% | Elected |
| Marcelo Henrique Schmitz | PTB | 775 | 35.8% |  |
| Heitor Luiz Groders | PMDB | 352 | 16.3% |  |

Valid votes: 2,166

Turnout: 96.3% (2,213 of 2,298 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Vianei Andre Noll, 52.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Paulo Jose Grunewald, 53.9%
- October 2, 2016: Paulo Jose Grunewald, 48.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Waldemar Laurido Richter, 51.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Waldemar Laurido Richter, 50.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lauri Darci Gisch, 52.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Waldemar Laurido Richter, 60.4%

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

- [Forquetinha Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/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 Forquetinha

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2016-10-02-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/forquetinha/2016-10-02-local/mayor.json.