Sierra gubernatorial election, 2016

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2012 ← 	7 May 2016 	→ 2020 	
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Turnout 	134,489 (81.53%) ( 2.41pp) 	134,489 (81.53%) ( 2.41pp) 	134,489 (81.53%) ( 2.41pp)
 	 	 	
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Candidate 	Colin Bartha 	Cyril Debelak 	
Party 	Social Democrats 	National 	
Running mate 	Martin Bookman 	Sarah Findley 	
Popular vote 	67,890 	66,599 	
Percentage 	50.48% 	49.52% 	
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Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate
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Governor before election 	Governor before election 	Elected Governor 	
John BroderickNational 	John BroderickNational 	Colin BarthaSocial Democrats 	
The 2016 Sierra gubernatorial election was held on Saturday, 7 May 2016 to elect the the Governor of Sierra Prefecture. The prefectural election was held on the same date.
The incumbent second-term governor, John Broderick of the Enderron National Party, did not seek a third term. Social Democratic candidate Colin Bartha narrowly defeated National candidate Cyril Debelak by a margin of 0.96 percent or 1,291 votes. It was the first the SDP won a gubernatorial election in Sierra since 1992.
==Results==
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	
Party 	Party 	Governor 	Lt. Governor 	Votes 	% 	
 	National 	Cyril Debelak 	Sarah Findley 	53,083 	39.47 	
 	Social Democrats 	Colin Bartha 	Martin Bookman 	51,133 	38.02 	
 	Sierra Party 	Trish Morgan 	Matt Gonzalez-Kwan 	23,522 	17.49 	
 	Democrats 	Rick Sedor 	Nicholas Kimmel 	6,751 	5.02 	
Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	
 	Social Democrats 	Colin Bartha 	Martin Bookman 	67,890 	50.48 	
 	National 	Cyril Debelak 	Sarah Findley 	66,599 	49.52 	
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	134,489