# 2012 Currais Novos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 27,146 of 33,002 registered voters (82.3%). −2.9 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Vilton da Cunha | PR | 14,956 | 58.8% | Elected |
| Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira | DEM | 10,461 | 41.2% |  |

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

PSB won 2 of the 11 seats, with 13.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 4,151 | 16.2% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 3,562 | 13.9% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,416 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3,211 | 12.5% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 2,805 | 11.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,751 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,451 | 9.6% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,729 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 668 | 2.6% |  |
| Progressistas | 658 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 194 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 11 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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