# 2016 Morrinhos do Sul mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Morrinhos do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul.md), October 2, 2016

Luiz Evaldt Steffen won with 54.1% of the vote, 12.7 points ahead of Dirceu Azevedo Benetti.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Evaldt Steffen | PMDB | 1,481 | 54.1% | Elected |
| Dirceu Azevedo Benetti | PP | 1,132 | 41.3% |  |
| Nilson de Freitas Raupp | PDT | 126 | 4.6% |  |

Valid votes: 2,739

Turnout: 96.8% (2,789 of 2,880 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marcos Venicios Evaldt da Silveira, 71.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marcos Venicios Evaldt da Silveira, 51.9%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Evaldt Steffen, 54.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Leandro Borges Evaldt, 56.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Leandro Borges Evaldt, 51.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Batista Matos Carlos, 51.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Anildo Carlos Borges, 55.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nilson de Freitas Raupp, 50.0%

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

- [Morrinhos do Sul Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/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 Morrinhos do Sul

- 2016 Morrinhos do Sul mayoral election
- [2016 Morrinhos do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/morrinhos-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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