# 2012 Caraúbas municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Caraúbas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 15,521 of 16,830 registered voters (92.2%). −3.4 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Caraúbas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ademar Ferreira da Silva | PMDB | 7,445 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Paulo de Paiva Brasil | PR | 7,200 | 49.2% |  |

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

PMDB won 5 of the 11 seats, with 41.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,211 | 41.8% | 5 |
| Partido da República | 4,290 | 28.8% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,582 | 10.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 852 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 805 | 5.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 496 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 312 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 112 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 81 | 0.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 63 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 27 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 17 | 0.1% |  |
| Democratas | 14 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 9 | 0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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