# 2016 Santa Maria mayoral 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

Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira led with 29.68% of the vote, 0.48 points ahead of Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 2, 2016

- Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira, 29.7% (Advanced)
- Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom, 29.2% (Advanced)
- Fabiano Pereira, 13.8%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md), October 30, 2016

- Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom, 50.1% (Elected)
- Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira, 49.9%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira | PT | 43,746 | 29.7% | Advanced |
| Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom | PSDB | 43,037 | 29.2% | Advanced |
| Fabiano Pereira | PSB | 20,290 | 13.8% |  |
| Jaderson Toledo Maretoli | SD | 19,487 | 13.2% |  |
| Marcelo Zappe Bisogno | PDT | 12,515 | 8.5% |  |
| Werner Rempel | PPL | 6,917 | 4.7% |  |
| Alcir Luciany Lopes Martins | PSOL | 1,224 | 0.8% |  |
| Paulo Sérgio Weller | PSTU | 178 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 147,394

Turnout: 79.1% (160,634 of 203,043 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Decimo, 54.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom, 57.3%
- October 2, 2016: Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom, 50.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Cezar Augusto Schirmer, 54.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Cezar Augusto Schirmer, 54.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira, 35.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira, 33.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Osvaldo Nascimento da Silva, 39.7%

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

- [Santa Maria Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/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 Santa Maria

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

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