# 2012 Francisco Dantas municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Francisco Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/francisco-dantas.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 2,599 of 2,760 registered voters (94.2%). −3.1 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Francisco Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/francisco-dantas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilson Dias Gonçalves | PTB | 1,503 | 59.6% | Elected |
| Marcos Aurelio Morais de Paiva | PP | 1,017 | 40.4% |  |

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

PTB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 30.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 779 | 30.8% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 659 | 26.0% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 444 | 17.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 251 | 9.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 236 | 9.3% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 146 | 5.8% |  |
| Democratas | 11 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 5 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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