# 2016 São Leopoldo municipal election

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

Turnout: 132,959 of 164,141 registered voters (81.0%). −4.1 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of São Leopoldo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ary Jose Vanazzi | PT | 33,850 | 30.3% | Elected |
| Ronaldo Teixeira da Silva | PDT | 29,468 | 26.3% |  |
| Anibal Moacir da Silva | PSDB | 21,657 | 19.4% |  |
| Gerson Luis de Borba | PP | 18,334 | 16.4% |  |
| Carlos Eduardo Szulcsewski | PSD | 8,009 | 7.2% |  |
| Célio Juliano Barroso Trindade | PSOL | 557 | 0.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Leopoldo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 3 of the 13 seats, with 15.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 17,036 | 15.3% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 14,913 | 13.4% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 14,323 | 12.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 14,309 | 12.8% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 14,149 | 12.7% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 7,877 | 7.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6,512 | 5.8% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 3,778 | 3.4% |  |
| Podemos | 3,238 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 2,318 | 2.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,159 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 1,734 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,466 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,364 | 1.2% |  |
| Patriota | 1,304 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido da República | 1,107 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 871 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 820 | 0.7% |  |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 642 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 587 | 0.5% |  |
| Democratas | 504 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 166 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 126 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 34 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 18 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 7 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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