# 2016 Tapejara municipal election

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

Turnout: 14,735 of 16,597 registered voters (88.8%). −1.1 points since 2012.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vilmar Merotto | PMDB | 6,021 | 42.6% | Elected |
| Elton Miguel Sandini | PDT | 5,498 | 38.9% |  |
| Evanir Wolff | PP | 2,620 | 18.5% |  |

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

PMDB won 5 of the 11 seats, with 48.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,453 | 48.9% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 2,113 | 16.0% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,865 | 14.1% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,622 | 12.3% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 618 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 276 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 218 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 15 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 6 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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