# 2016 Sertão mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Sertão](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao.md), October 2, 2016

Edson Luiz Rossatto won with 61.8% of the vote, 23.7 points ahead of Aldemir Sachet.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edson Luiz Rossatto | PMDB | 2,881 | 61.8% | Elected |
| Aldemir Sachet | PP | 1,778 | 38.2% |  |

Valid votes: 4,659

Turnout: 91.9% (4,894 of 5,326 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Homero Fochesatto, 39.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Edson Luiz Rossatto, 36.9%
- October 2, 2016: Edson Luiz Rossatto, 61.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Marcelo D Agostini, 52.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Aldemir Sachet, 55.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Aldemir Sachet, 60.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jorge Alexandre Fuchs Herrmann, 47.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gilberto Capoani, 50.4%

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

- [Sertão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sertao/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 Sertão

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

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