# 2016 Santa Tereza municipal election

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

Turnout: 1,566 of 1,662 registered voters (94.2%). −1.8 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Santa Tereza](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-tereza/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilnei Fior | PMDB | 805 | 53.3% | Elected |
| Denis Jorge Acco | PSD | 705 | 46.7% |  |

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

PMDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 41.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 627 | 41.0% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 386 | 25.3% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 261 | 17.1% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 209 | 13.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 45 | 2.9% |  |

## Contests

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

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