# 2016 Otacílio Costa mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Santa Catarina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc.md) / [Otacílio Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa.md), October 2, 2016

Luiz Carlos Xavier won with 54.1% of the vote, 8.2 points ahead of Altamir José Paes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Carlos Xavier | PSD | 6,225 | 54.1% | Elected |
| Altamir José Paes | PMDB | 5,285 | 45.9% |  |

Valid votes: 11,510

Turnout: 89.3% (11,908 of 13,335 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Fabiano Baldessar de Souza, 87.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Fabiano Baldessar de Souza, 57.5%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Carlos Xavier, 54.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Xavier, 47.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Denilson Luiz Padilha, 53.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Altamir José Paes, 57.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Altamir José Paes, 55.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nelson Melo de Liz, 46.5%

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

- [Otacílio Costa Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/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 Otacílio Costa

- 2016 Otacílio Costa mayoral election
- [2016 Otacílio Costa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/otacilio-costa/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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