# 2016 Vera Cruz mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz.md), October 2, 2016

Guido Hoff won with 54.1% of the vote, 23.9 points ahead of Clauderio Valmor Ferreira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guido Hoff | PSB | 8,723 | 54.1% | Elected |
| Clauderio Valmor Ferreira | PMDB | 4,863 | 30.2% |  |
| Cira Maria Gassen | PT | 2,540 | 15.8% |  |

Valid votes: 16,126

Turnout: 88.3% (17,384 of 19,682 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilson Adriano Becker, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gilson Adriano Becker, 45.2%
- October 2, 2016: Guido Hoff, 54.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rosane Tornquist Petry, 52.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Rosane Tornquist Petry, 56.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Guido Hoff, 58.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Heitor Alvaro Petry, 40.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Heitor Alvaro Petry, 63.5%

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

- [Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/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 Vera Cruz

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

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