# 2016 Frederico Westphalen municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Frederico Westphalen](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 21,078 of 24,736 registered voters (85.2%). −0.83 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Frederico Westphalen](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Alberto Panosso | PMDB | 11,568 | 57.1% | Elected |
| Marly Vendruscolo | PP | 7,481 | 36.9% |  |
| Paulo Vanderlei Vargas Groff | PT | 1,212 | 6.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Frederico Westphalen](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 11 seats, with 44.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 8,786 | 44.0% | 4 |
| Progressistas | 5,599 | 28.0% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,552 | 7.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,143 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 754 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 718 | 3.6% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 383 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 335 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 304 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 216 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 176 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 12 | 0.1% |  |
| Democratas | 6 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Frederico Westphalen mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Frederico Westphalen Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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