# 2016 Riachuelo mayoral 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

Candida Emilia Sandes Vieira Leite won with 56.7% of the vote, 13.5 points ahead of Demostenes Silva dos Anjos.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 6,342

Turnout: 89.2% (6,820 of 7,647 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Peterson Dantas Araujo, 45.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Peterson Dantas Araujo, 54.6%
- October 2, 2016: Candida Emilia Sandes Vieira Leite, 56.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Candida Emilia Sandes Vieira Leite, 58.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Antonio Carlos Leite Franco Sobrinho, 51.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Carlos Leite Franco Sobrinho, 69.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Aldebrando de Menezes Leite, 74.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Aldebrando de Menezes Leite, 41.8%

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

- [Riachuelo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachuelo/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 Riachuelo

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

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