# 2016 Soledade municipal election

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

Turnout: 19,576 of 23,421 registered voters (83.6%). −0.94 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Soledade](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo | PMDB | 9,979 | 53.6% | Elected |
| Olavo Sebastiao Lautert Valendorff | PP | 6,280 | 33.7% |  |
| Manir José Zeni | PSB | 1,769 | 9.5% |  |
| Vitorio Beuren | PDT | 582 | 3.1% |  |

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

PMDB won 5 of the 13 seats, with 36.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,875 | 36.9% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 3,739 | 20.1% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2,575 | 13.8% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,995 | 10.7% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,682 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,575 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 193 | 1.0% |  |

## Contests

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

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