# 2016 Turuçu mayoral election

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

Selmira Milech Fehrenbach won with 49.6% of the vote, 13.6 points ahead of João Pedro Barwaldt.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Selmira Milech Fehrenbach | PMDB | 1,488 | 49.6% | Elected |
| João Pedro Barwaldt | DEM | 1,081 | 36.0% |  |
| Otavio Frontino de Souza Filho | PSDB | 289 | 9.6% |  |
| Claudinei Hellwig Hofs | PT | 141 | 4.7% |  |

Valid votes: 2,999

Turnout: 93.1% (3,063 of 3,291 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Ivan Eduardo Scherdien, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ivan Eduardo Scherdien, 60.1%
- October 2, 2016: Selmira Milech Fehrenbach, 49.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ivan Eduardo Scherdien, 64.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ivan Eduardo Scherdien, 68.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Selmira Milech Fehrenbach, 44.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Selmira Milech Fehrenbach, 35.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edmar Scherdien, 48.1%

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

- [Turuçu Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/turucu/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 Turuçu

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

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