# 2016 Paulo Bento mayoral 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

Pedro Lorenzi won with 44.0% of the vote, 9.1 points ahead of Idemar Pedro Menegat.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 1,924

Turnout: 92.4% (1,990 of 2,153 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Evandro Baratto, 50.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gabriel Jevinski, 57.3%
- October 2, 2016: Pedro Lorenzi, 44.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Pedro Lorenzi, 54.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Gabriel Jevinski, 63.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Pedro Lorenzi, 55.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Pedro Lorenzi, 58.5%

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

- [Paulo Bento Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/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 Paulo Bento

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

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