# 2016 Horizontina municipal election

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

Turnout: 12,923 of 15,344 registered voters (84.2%). −2.6 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Horizontina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/horizontina/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Otacilio Lajus | PPS | 6,010 | 48.4% | Elected |
| Nildo Hickmann | PT | 4,971 | 40.0% |  |
| Rui Hirt | PP | 1,447 | 11.6% |  |

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

Progressistas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 23.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 2,914 | 23.3% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,612 | 20.9% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,263 | 10.1% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 1,132 | 9.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,068 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 850 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 784 | 6.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 708 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 575 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 442 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 133 | 1.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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