# 2016 Pau D Arco mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Pau D Arco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco.md), October 2, 2016

João Batista Neto won with 43.9% of the vote, 13.0 points ahead of Laudeci Ribeiro da Silva Mendes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Batista Neto | PP | 1,359 | 43.9% | Elected |
| Laudeci Ribeiro da Silva Mendes | PMDB | 957 | 30.9% |  |
| José Carlos Domingos Ferreira | PSDB | 781 | 25.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,097

Turnout: 83.5% (3,211 of 3,844 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilmar Oliveira Souza, 42.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): João Batista Neto, 56.9%
- October 2, 2016: João Batista Neto, 43.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Laudeci Ribeiro da Silva Mendes, 58.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Edimar Alves Pinheiro, 52.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edimar Alves Pinheiro, 52.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Domingos Ferreira, 49.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Domingos Ferreira, 46.9%

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

- [Pau D Arco Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/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 Pau D Arco

- 2016 Pau D Arco mayoral election
- [2016 Pau D Arco Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/pau-d-arco/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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