# 2016 Ponte Alta mayoral 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

Luiz Paulo Farias won with 35.2% of the vote, 1.7 points ahead of Lauri Antunes da Silva.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 3,458

Turnout: 86.2% (3,632 of 4,212 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Edson Julio Wolinger, 59.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Edson Julio Wolinger, 34.6%
- October 2, 2016: Luiz Paulo Farias, 35.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Carlos Luiz Morais, 72.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Luiz Paulo Farias, 100.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luiz Paulo Farias, 50.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lauri Antunes da Silva, 54.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lauri Antunes da Silva, 56.9%

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

- [Ponte Alta Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/ponte-alta/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 Ponte Alta

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

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