# 2012 Esperantina mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Esperantina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina.md), October 7, 2012

Lourival Bezerra Freitas won with 43.5% of the vote, 8.2 points ahead of Vilma Carvalho Amorim.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lourival Bezerra Freitas | PSDB | 8,763 | 43.5% | Elected |
| Vilma Carvalho Amorim | PT | 7,123 | 35.4% |  |
| Alfredo de Castro Filho | PMDB | 2,581 | 12.8% |  |
| Leonidas Quaresma de Carvalho Filho | PR | 1,655 | 8.2% |  |

Valid votes: 20,122

Turnout: 76.6% (21,950 of 28,653 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Ivanaria do Nascimento Alves Sampaio, 86.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ivanaria do Nascimento Alves Sampaio, 53.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Vilma Carvalho Amorim, 49.5%
- October 7, 2012: Lourival Bezerra Freitas, 43.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Francisco Antonio de Sousa Filho, 41.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Felipe Santolia Rodrigues, 42.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Ivaldo Franco, 60.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco das Chagas Rebelo, 46.9%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 7, 2012

- [Esperantina Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (11,133)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Esperantina

- 2012 Esperantina mayoral election
- [2012 Esperantina Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/esperantina/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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