# 2012 Baía Formosa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Baía Formosa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 6,234 of 7,398 registered voters (84.3%). −1.2 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Baía Formosa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo | PSB | 3,133 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Adeilson Gomes de Oliveira | PSD | 2,784 | 46.5% |  |
| Daniel da Silva Almeida Junior | PTN | 71 | 1.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Baía Formosa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 28.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,747 | 28.9% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 984 | 16.3% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 758 | 12.6% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 599 | 9.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 458 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 333 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 299 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 258 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 240 | 4.0% |  |
| Podemos | 175 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 99 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 86 | 1.4% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Baía Formosa mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Baía Formosa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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