# 2016 Ponte Alta municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Santa Catarina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc.md) / [Ponte Alta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 3,632 of 4,212 registered voters (86.2%). −1.9 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Ponte Alta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Paulo Farias | PT | 1,217 | 35.2% | Elected |
| Lauri Antunes da Silva | PMDB | 1,159 | 33.5% |  |
| Junior Cesar da Silva | PRB | 776 | 22.4% |  |
| Itamar Meurer | PTB | 177 | 5.1% |  |
| Antonio Carlos Coelho de Souza | PSB | 129 | 3.7% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Ponte Alta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 4 of the 9 seats, with 30.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,061 | 30.0% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 932 | 26.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 517 | 14.6% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 262 | 7.4% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 255 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 204 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 193 | 5.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 105 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Ponte Alta mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Ponte Alta Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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