# 2016 Santa Cruz do Sul municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 85,986 of 99,928 registered voters (86.0%). −1.7 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Telmo Jose Kirst | PP | 42,158 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Sérgio Ivan Moraes | PTB | 31,250 | 38.7% |  |
| Fabiano Rodrigo Dupont | PSB | 6,852 | 8.5% |  |
| Afonso Schwengber | PSTU | 423 | 0.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PTB won 6 of the 17 seats, with 32.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 25,729 | 32.5% | 6 |
| Progressistas | 14,200 | 17.9% | 3 |
| Solidariedade | 9,485 | 12.0% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 7,552 | 9.5% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6,877 | 8.7% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,652 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 3,312 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,592 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 596 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 595 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 410 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 340 | 0.4% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 282 | 0.4% |  |
| Democratas | 273 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 194 | 0.2% |  |
| Patriota | 63 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 50 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 49 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 10 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 7 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Santa Cruz do Sul mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Santa Cruz do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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