# 2016 Santa Maria municipal election

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

Turnout: 160,634 of 203,043 registered voters (79.1%). −2.5 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Santa Maria](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom | PSDB | 73,003 | 50.1% | Elected |
| Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira | PT | 72,777 | 49.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santa Maria](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 4 of the 21 seats, with 17.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 24,817 | 17.5% | 4 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 23,069 | 16.3% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 16,827 | 11.9% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 14,923 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 11,216 | 7.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 10,515 | 7.4% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 6,862 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 5,587 | 3.9% |  |
| Democratas | 5,430 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 4,993 | 3.5% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 3,593 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Solidariedade | 3,534 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido da República | 2,248 | 1.6% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 2,109 | 1.5% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 1,178 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,014 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 904 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 735 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 511 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 461 | 0.3% |  |
| Podemos | 364 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 259 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 169 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 157 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 144 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 113 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 32 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Santa Maria mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Santa Maria Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2016 Santa Maria municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-30-runoff.md), October 30, 2016

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