# 2016 Riachuelo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Sergipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se.md) / [Riachuelo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 6,820 of 7,647 registered voters (89.2%). −6.3 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Riachuelo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Candida Emilia Sandes Vieira Leite | PMDB | 3,599 | 56.7% | Elected |
| Demostenes Silva dos Anjos | PRB | 2,743 | 43.3% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Riachuelo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido Social Democrático won 2 of the 9 seats, with 15.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,374 | 20.8% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,017 | 15.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 677 | 10.3% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 588 | 8.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 528 | 8.0% |  |
| Solidariedade | 478 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 445 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 432 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 424 | 6.4% | 1 |
| Patriota | 381 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 198 | 3.0% |  |
| Podemos | 52 | 0.8% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Riachuelo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Riachuelo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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