# 2004 Santa Mercedes mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Santa Mercedes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes.md), October 3, 2004

Lauro Sorita won with 53.7% of the vote, 17.5 points ahead of Ademir de Castro.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lauro Sorita | PFL | 941 | 53.7% | Elected |
| Ademir de Castro | PSDB | 634 | 36.2% |  |
| Maria Helena dos Santos Oushiro | PP | 178 | 10.2% |  |

Valid votes: 1,753

Turnout: 87.0% (1,842 of 2,117 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Valdir Verona, 58.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Valdir Verona, 53.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Manoel Donizete de Oliveira, 39.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Eduardo Theodoro, 56.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Eduardo Theodoro, 70.1%
- October 3, 2004: Lauro Sorita, 53.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lauro Sorita, 49.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elvis Robert Polidoro, 56.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 3, 2004

- [Santa Mercedes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2004-10-03-local.md) (11,118)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2004](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2004), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Santa Mercedes

- 2004 Santa Mercedes mayoral election
- [2004 Santa Mercedes Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2004-10-03-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.json.