# 2012 Simplício Mendes municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Simplício Mendes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 7,709 of 9,394 registered voters (82.1%). −4.8 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Simplício Mendes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heli de Araujo Moura Fe | PSD | 3,846 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Mércia Carvalho Leão Paulo | PSDB | 3,288 | 44.5% |  |
| Genival de Araujo Mendes | PSB | 222 | 3.0% |  |
| Lindomar Gervásio de Sousa | PV | 33 | 0.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Simplício Mendes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 2 of the 9 seats, with 20.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,556 | 20.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,498 | 20.1% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 950 | 12.7% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 789 | 10.6% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 538 | 7.2% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 473 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Democratas | 289 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 285 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 278 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 199 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 191 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 187 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Verde | 169 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 39 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 12 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Simplício Mendes mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Simplício Mendes Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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