# 2016 Santo Cristo mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Santo Cristo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo.md), October 2, 2016

Adair Philippsen won with 61.6% of the vote, 23.2 points ahead of Vitoldo Scharneck.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adair Philippsen | PMDB | 6,550 | 61.6% | Elected |
| Vitoldo Scharneck | PT | 4,081 | 38.4% |  |

Valid votes: 10,631

Turnout: 87.8% (11,221 of 12,773 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Charles Thiele, 61.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Adair Philippsen, 65.6%
- October 2, 2016: Adair Philippsen, 61.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jose Luis Seger, 100.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jose Luis Seger, 53.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Canisio Ost, 50.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Canisio Ost, 51.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ruben Paulo Wiest, 53.1%

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

- [Santo Cristo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/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 Santo Cristo

- 2016 Santo Cristo mayoral election
- [2016 Santo Cristo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santo-cristo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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