# 2016 Soledade mayoral 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

Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo won with 53.6% of the vote, 19.9 points ahead of Olavo Sebastiao Lautert Valendorff.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 18,610

Turnout: 83.6% (19,576 of 23,421 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo, 58.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marilda Borges Corbelini, 52.2%
- October 2, 2016: Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo, 53.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo, 60.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Gelson Renato Cainelli, 46.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Olavo Sebastiao Lautert Valendorff, 54.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Helio Angelo Lodi, 79.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Helio Angelo Lodi, 40.8%

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

- [Soledade Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/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 Soledade

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

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