# 2012 Coronel João Pessoa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Coronel João Pessoa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 3,194 of 3,803 registered voters (84.0%). −8.7 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Coronel João Pessoa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Alves da Costa | PP | 2,842 | 100.0% | Elected |

## [Municipal Chamber of Coronel João Pessoa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 5 of the 9 seats, with 61.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,849 | 61.9% | 5 |
| Democratas | 520 | 17.4% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 342 | 11.4% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 278 | 9.3% | 1 |

## Contests

- [2012 Coronel João Pessoa mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Coronel João Pessoa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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