# 2012 Goianinha municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Goianinha](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/goianinha.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 15,872 of 17,783 registered voters (89.3%). −6.4 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Goianinha](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/goianinha/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geraldo Rocha e Silva Junior | PMDB | 10,872 | 78.1% | Elected |
| Manoel Ferreira da Silva | PT | 3,043 | 21.9% |  |

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

PMDB won 4 of the 11 seats, with 29.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,339 | 29.0% | 4 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 4,058 | 27.1% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,921 | 12.8% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 1,564 | 10.4% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 947 | 6.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 936 | 6.2% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 462 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 369 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 352 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 31 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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