# 2016 Paulo Bento municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Paulo Bento](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 1,990 of 2,153 registered voters (92.4%). −3.1 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Paulo Bento](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pedro Lorenzi | PRB | 846 | 44.0% | Elected |
| Idemar Pedro Menegat | PMDB | 671 | 34.9% |  |
| Lindomar Scanagatta | PPS | 407 | 21.2% |  |

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

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 23.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 455 | 23.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 416 | 21.4% | 2 |
| Democratas | 323 | 16.6% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 287 | 14.8% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 145 | 7.5% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 124 | 6.4% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 107 | 5.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 88 | 4.5% |  |

## Contests

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

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