# 2020 Bento Fernandes Municipal Chamber election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Bento Fernandes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes.md), November 15, 2020

MDB won 6 of the 9 seats, with 47.2% of the vote.

Seats: MDB 6, PSDB 2, and PSB 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,840 | 47.2% | 6 | Won |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 917 | 23.5% | 2 | Won |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 541 | 13.9% | 1 | Won |
| Partido Liberal | 306 | 7.8% |  |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 232 | 5.9% |  |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 65 | 1.7% |  |  |

Valid votes: 3,901

Turnout: 89.3% (4,122 of 4,615 registered)

## Candidates by list

9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes

### Movimento Democrático Brasileiro

1,840 votes, 6 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wellington Jose da Silva Fernandes de Oliveira | MDB | 258 | Elected |
| João Maria Nicácio do Nascimento | MDB | 214 | Elected |
| Danilo Targino | MDB | 183 | Elected |
| Maria Eridan da Silva Tomaz | MDB | 159 | Elected |
| Luzia Alves da Silva | MDB | 141 | Elected |
| José Augusto Fernandes | MDB | 128 |  |
| Paulo Cesar Macedo da Fonseca | MDB | 128 | Elected |
| Francisco Eduardo da Cunha | MDB | 126 |  |
| Josivan Goveia da Silva | MDB | 100 |  |
| Ednalva da Conceicao Dias Valdivino | MDB | 94 |  |
| Jean de Souza e Silva | MDB | 90 |  |
| Ides Jakson de Lima | MDB | 66 |  |
| Maria da Guia Barbosa dos Santos | MDB | 42 |  |
| Vera Lucia Simao | MDB | 42 |  |

### Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira

917 votes, 2 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geyson Elyedson Marques Barbosa | PSDB | 378 | Elected |
| Jose Pequeno Nicacio | PSDB | 233 | Elected |
| Herivelto Ferreira Gabriel | PSDB | 94 |  |
| Aldair Rodrigues da Silva | PSDB | 71 |  |
| Luciana Alves da Silva | PSDB | 32 |  |
| Miguel Soares de Souza | PSDB | 25 |  |
| Lucineide Ambrosio Bezerra | PSDB | 18 |  |
| Eleusa Maria Rosa de Oliveira | PSDB | 17 |  |
| Juarez Monteiro de Melo | PSDB | 13 |  |
| Pedro Targino Neto | PSDB | 0 |  |

### Partido Socialista Brasileiro

541 votes, 1 seat

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josiano Ribeiro Bilro da Silva | PSB | 291 | Elected |
| Maria Jozelia da Cunha Lima | PSB | 146 |  |
| Maria Iara dos Santos Soares | PSB | 31 |  |
| Felipe Sa Dantas Luz | PSB | 29 |  |
| Francisca Neves Costa | PSB | 6 |  |

### Partido Liberal

306 votes, 0 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kleanto Soares de Lima | PL | 74 |  |
| Joab Pinheiro da Silva | PL | 69 |  |
| Ernane Duarte | PL | 44 |  |
| Francisco das Chagas Ribeiro da Silva | PL | 40 |  |
| Maria Aparecida Costa e Silva | PL | 20 |  |
| Alzenilda Melo da Silva | PL | 19 |  |
| Alessandra Felix da Silva | PL | 17 |  |
| Jose Laercio Inacio de Oliveira | PL | 13 |  |

### Partido Comunista do Brasil

232 votes, 0 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jorys de Souza e Silva | PCdoB | 100 |  |
| José Geraldo Costa de Macedo | PCdoB | 67 |  |
| Janaina Silva de Andrade | PCdoB | 46 |  |

### Partido Social Liberal

65 votes, 0 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Otávio Félix de Lima Neto | PSL | 25 |  |
| Germano Praciano de Sousa | PSL | 17 |  |
| Nilda Gomes da Silva | PSL | 17 |  |
| Maria da Conceição Lima Rafael | PSL | 4 |  |
| Nildo Albuquerque Rebouças | PSL | 0 |  |

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, list, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira
- November 15, 2020: Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, list, Republicanos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Comunista do Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas, Mobilização Nacional, Partido Verde, Partido Republicano da Ordem Social
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Progressistas, Mobilização Nacional, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Mobilização Nacional, Partido Liberal, Progressistas
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, list, list, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido dos Trabalhadores, Progressistas, Cidadania, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Liberal, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 15, 2020

- [Bento Fernandes mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Bento Fernandes

- [2020 Bento Fernandes mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- 2020 Bento Fernandes Municipal Chamber election

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.json.
