# 2012 Bom Jesus mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Bom Jesus](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus.md), October 7, 2012

Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior won with 53.1% of the vote, 6.3 points ahead of Jasso Lourenço dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior | PMDB | 3,176 | 53.1% | Elected |
| Jasso Lourenço dos Santos | PR | 2,801 | 46.9% |  |

Valid votes: 5,977

Turnout: 92.4% (6,335 of 6,854 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jose Nilson Pereira da Silva, 55.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Clécio da Câmara Azevedo, 77.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Clécio da Câmara Azevedo, 56.6%
- October 7, 2012: Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior, 53.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior, 51.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Moacir Amaro de Lima, 52.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Flavio Roberto Marques de Carvalho, 44.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Moacir Amaro de Lima, 54.6%

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

- [Bom Jesus Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/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 Bom Jesus

- 2012 Bom Jesus mayoral election
- [2012 Bom Jesus Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.