# 2012 Vera Mendes mayoral election

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

Milton da Silva Oliveira won with 62.5% of the vote, 25.0 points ahead of Leonardo Fonseca Maia.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milton da Silva Oliveira | PR | 1,553 | 62.5% | Elected |
| Leonardo Fonseca Maia | PSB | 932 | 37.5% |  |

Valid votes: 2,485

Turnout: 84.5% (2,642 of 3,127 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Carlos José da Silva, 72.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Carlos José da Silva, 84.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Milton da Silva Oliveira, 51.0%
- October 7, 2012: Milton da Silva Oliveira, 62.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José de Andrade Maia, 63.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José de Andrade Maia, 66.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Francisco Damata Santana, 56.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Damata Santana, 45.9%

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

- [Vera Mendes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-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 Vera Mendes

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/vera-mendes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.