# 2016 Esperantina mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Esperantina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina.md), October 2, 2016

Armando Alencar da Silva won with 37.6% of the vote, 12.1 points ahead of Francimar Sousa da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Armando Alencar da Silva | PP | 1,744 | 37.6% | Elected |
| Francimar Sousa da Silva | PSD | 1,181 | 25.5% |  |
| Marcos Roberto Viana Melo | PRTB | 1,040 | 22.4% |  |
| Maria Vanda Alves da Silva | PHS | 349 | 7.5% |  |
| Antônio Domingos da Costa Filho | PSDC | 227 | 4.9% |  |
| Francisco das Chagas Silva de Assis | PMN | 97 | 2.1% |  |

Valid votes: 4,638

Turnout: 81.2% (4,896 of 6,030 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Maria Antonia Rodrigues dos Santos Silva, 54.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Armando Alencar da Silva, 46.9%
- October 2, 2016: Armando Alencar da Silva, 37.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Albino Cardoso de Sousa, 57.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Geneci Perpétua dos Santos Almeida, 34.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Armando Alencar da Silva, 57.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Amélio Cayres de Almeida, 78.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Amélio Cayres de Almeida, 62.5%

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

- [Esperantina Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/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 Esperantina

- 2016 Esperantina mayoral election
- [2016 Esperantina Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/esperantina/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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