# 2016 Rio Grande municipal election

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

Turnout: 124,713 of 154,595 registered voters (80.7%). −3.3 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Rio Grande](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer | PT | 58,114 | 52.2% | Elected |
| Thiago Pires Gonçalves | PMDB | 24,051 | 21.6% |  |
| Claudio Castanheira Diaz | PP | 18,125 | 16.3% |  |
| Helder Gonçalves Salvá | PTB | 6,880 | 6.2% |  |
| Álvaro Glei Guilhamilho Avila | PSB | 3,912 | 3.5% |  |
| Marcelo Paulo dos Santos | PSDC | 274 | 0.2% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 6 of the 21 seats, with 19.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 21,329 | 19.2% | 6 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 17,733 | 16.0% | 5 |
| Patriota | 9,980 | 9.0% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 9,139 | 8.2% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 6,878 | 6.2% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 6,717 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6,585 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 4,848 | 4.4% |  |
| Progressistas | 4,037 | 3.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,912 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 3,838 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 3,670 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 3,132 | 2.8% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 2,008 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,742 | 1.6% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 1,565 | 1.4% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 1,338 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 878 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 666 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 424 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 357 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 113 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 97 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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