# 2016 Rio Grande mayoral 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

Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer won with 52.2% of the vote, 30.6 points ahead of Thiago Pires Gonçalves.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 111,356

Turnout: 80.7% (124,713 of 154,595 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Darlene Torrada Pereira, 49.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 44.5%
- October 2, 2016: Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer, 52.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer, 51.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 53.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Janir Souza Branco, 75.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 50.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Wilson Mattos Branco, 36.0%

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

- [Rio Grande Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/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 Rio Grande

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

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