# 2016 Porto Nacional mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Porto Nacional](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional.md), October 2, 2016

Joaquim Maia Leite Neto won with 54.3% of the vote, 9.8 points ahead of Otoniel Andrade Costa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joaquim Maia Leite Neto | PV | 16,988 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Otoniel Andrade Costa | PSDB | 13,923 | 44.5% |  |
| Diógenes Gonçalves Albuquerque Filho | PCdoB | 376 | 1.2% |  |

Valid votes: 31,287

Turnout: 90.7% (33,559 of 37,014 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Ronivon Maciel Gama, 65.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ronivon Maciel Gama, 36.8%
- October 2, 2016: Joaquim Maia Leite Neto, 54.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Otoniel Andrade Costa, 37.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Teresa Cristina Venturini Martins, 49.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Sardinha Mourão, 63.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Otoniel Andrade Costa, 58.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Otoniel Andrade Costa, 57.7%

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

- [Porto Nacional Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/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 Porto Nacional

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

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