# 2012 Simplício Mendes mayoral election

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Heli de Araujo Moura Fe won with 52.1% of the vote, 7.6 points ahead of Mércia Carvalho Leão Paulo.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 7,389

Turnout: 82.1% (7,709 of 9,394 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Márcio Jose Pinheiro Moura, 70.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Márcio Jose Pinheiro Moura, 55.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Heli de Araujo Moura Fe, 52.9%
- October 7, 2012: Heli de Araujo Moura Fe, 52.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José de Sousa Lopes, 55.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José de Sousa Lopes, 50.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Heli de Araujo Moura Fe, 52.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Heli de Araujo Moura Fe, 53.0%

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

- [Simplício Mendes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/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 Simplício Mendes

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

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