# 2016 São Leopoldo mayoral 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

Ary Jose Vanazzi won with 30.3% of the vote, 3.9 points ahead of Ronaldo Teixeira da Silva.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 111,875

Turnout: 81.0% (132,959 of 164,141 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Heliomar Athaydes Franco, 51.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 46.4%
- October 2, 2016: Ary Jose Vanazzi, 30.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Anibal Moacir da Silva, 55.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 77.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ary Jose Vanazzi, 50.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Waldir Artur Schmidt, 57.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-leopoldo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ronaldo Feijo Ribas, 50.0%

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

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

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

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