# 2012 Caraúbas mayoral 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

Ademar Ferreira da Silva won with 50.8% of the vote, 1.7 points ahead of Paulo de Paiva Brasil.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 14,645

Turnout: 92.2% (15,521 of 16,830 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Givago Barreto Alves, 60.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Antonio Alves da Silva, 54.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Antonio Alves da Silva, 51.3%
- October 7, 2012: Ademar Ferreira da Silva, 50.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ademar Ferreira da Silva, 52.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Eugenio Alves da Silva, 54.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Aguinaldo Pereira da Silva, 45.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Aguinaldo Pereira da Silva, 48.6%

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

- [Caraúbas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/caraubas/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 Caraúbas

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

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