# 2016 General Câmara municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [General Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 5,923 of 6,983 registered voters (84.8%). −1.4 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of General Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helton Holz Barreto | PP | 2,797 | 49.3% | Elected |
| Alexandrina Grasselli Rame | PSB | 2,395 | 42.2% |  |
| João Carlos Fornari | PPS | 480 | 8.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of General Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PHS won 2 of the 9 seats, with 16.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,076 | 18.7% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 948 | 16.4% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 854 | 14.8% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 509 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 469 | 8.1% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 454 | 7.9% |  |
| Solidariedade | 420 | 7.3% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 362 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 232 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 179 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 148 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 109 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 General Câmara mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 General Câmara Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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