# 2016 Pontão mayoral election

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

Nelson Jose Grasselli won with 52.8% of the vote, 5.6 points ahead of Sergio Omar Marcon dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nelson Jose Grasselli | PT | 1,509 | 52.8% | Elected |
| Sergio Omar Marcon dos Santos | PSB | 1,348 | 47.2% |  |

Valid votes: 2,857

Turnout: 96.9% (2,969 of 3,064 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luis Fernando Pereira da Silva, 51.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Velton Vicente Hahn, 41.6%
- October 2, 2016: Nelson Jose Grasselli, 52.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Nelson Jose Grasselli, 50.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Delmar Maximo Zambiasi, 54.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Delmar Maximo Zambiasi, 58.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Nelson Jose Grasselli, 56.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nelson Jose Grasselli, 39.2%

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

- [Pontão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/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 Pontão

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

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