# 2016 São Jorge mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [São Jorge](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge.md), October 2, 2016

Jorge Pivotto won with 53.6% of the vote, 7.2 points ahead of Valmor Bottin.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jorge Pivotto | PT | 1,214 | 53.6% | Elected |
| Valmor Bottin | DEM | 1,050 | 46.4% |  |

Valid votes: 2,264

Turnout: 97.4% (2,335 of 2,398 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Danilo Salvalaggio, 71.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Postal, 55.5%
- October 2, 2016: Jorge Pivotto, 53.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ilto Nunes Abrao, 55.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jorge Postal, 36.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jorge Pivotto, 50.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Paulo Bombardelli, 51.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jorge Postal, 100.0%

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

- [São Jorge Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/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 São Jorge

- 2016 São Jorge mayoral election
- [2016 São Jorge Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jorge/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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