# 2012 João Costa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 2,566 of 2,949 registered voters (87.0%). −5.0 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilson Castro de Assis | PV | 1,232 | 50.2% | Elected |
| Vitorino Tavares da Silva Neto | PSDB | 1,220 | 49.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 28.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 695 | 28.0% | 4 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 462 | 18.6% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 271 | 10.9% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 235 | 9.5% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 204 | 8.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 160 | 6.4% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 147 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 121 | 4.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 121 | 4.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 40 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 12 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 12 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido da República | 1 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 João Costa mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 João Costa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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