# 2012 Currais Novos mayoral 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

José Vilton da Cunha won with 58.8% of the vote, 17.7 points ahead of Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 25,417

Turnout: 82.3% (27,146 of 33,002 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucas Galvão da Cruz, 50.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Odon Oliveira de Souza Júnior, 47.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Odon Oliveira de Souza Júnior, 44.9%
- October 7, 2012: José Vilton da Cunha, 58.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira, 52.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Marcionilo de Barros Lins Neto, 41.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira, 64.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira, 44.7%

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

- [Currais Novos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/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 Currais Novos

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

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