# 2016 Travesseiro mayoral election

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

Genesio Roque Hofstetter won with 57.2% of the vote, 14.3 points ahead of Ariberto Quinot.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Genesio Roque Hofstetter | PSB | 1,023 | 57.2% | Elected |
| Ariberto Quinot | PMDB | 767 | 42.8% |  |

Valid votes: 1,790

Turnout: 98.3% (1,829 of 1,860 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilmar Luiz Southier, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gilmar Luiz Southier, 68.4%
- October 2, 2016: Genesio Roque Hofstetter, 57.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ricardo Rockenbach, 53.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ricardo Rockenbach, 50.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Genesio Roque Hofstetter, 100.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Genesio Roque Hofstetter, 54.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Egon Andschau, 60.3%

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

- [Travesseiro Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/travesseiro/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 Travesseiro

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

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