# 2016 Frederico Westphalen mayoral 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

José Alberto Panosso won with 57.1% of the vote, 20.2 points ahead of Marly Vendruscolo.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 20,261

Turnout: 85.2% (21,078 of 24,736 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Orlando Girardi, 52.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Alberto Panosso, 54.3%
- October 2, 2016: José Alberto Panosso, 57.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Roberto Felin Junior, 52.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Alberto Panosso, 57.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Stefanello, 50.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Orlando Girardi, 52.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Orlando Girardi, 49.6%

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

- [Frederico Westphalen Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/frederico-westphalen/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 Frederico Westphalen

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

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