# 2012 Baía Formosa mayoral 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

José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo won with 52.3% of the vote, 5.8 points ahead of Adeilson Gomes de Oliveira.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 5,988

Turnout: 84.3% (6,234 of 7,398 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Camila Veras de Melo Cavalcanti, 52.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Camila Veras de Melo Cavalcanti, 45.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Adeilson Gomes de Oliveira, 55.2%
- October 7, 2012: José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo, 52.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo, 39.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Galdino Alves, 39.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Samuel Monteiro da Cruz, 54.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Galdino Alves, 53.0%

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

- [Baía Formosa Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/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 Baía Formosa

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

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