# 2012 Jaçanã Municipal Chamber election

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

Partido da República won 4 of the 9 seats, with 35.2% of the vote.

Seats: PR 4, DEM 3, PSD 1, and PMDB 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 1,789 | 35.2% | 4 | Elected |
| Democratas | 1,369 | 26.9% | 3 | Elected |
| Partido Social Democrático | 775 | 15.2% | 1 | Elected |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 725 | 14.3% | 1 | Elected |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 402 | 7.9% |  |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 12 | 0.2% |  |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 7 | 0.1% |  |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 4 | 0.1% |  |  |

Valid votes: 5,083

Turnout: 82.6% (5,350 of 6,479 registered)

## Candidates by list

9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes

### Republicanos Democraticos Jaçanaenses

2,564 votes, 5 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leonardo de Lima Candido | PSD | 610 | Elected |
| Reginaldo Silva de Araújo | PR | 463 | Elected |
| João Fabiano de Medeiros | PR | 388 | Elected |
| Francisco Donizete de Oliveira | PR | 321 | Elected |
| Antonio Firmino de Souto | PR | 263 | Elected |
| Nascimento da Silva Sobrinho | PR | 159 |  |
| Jair Hudson de Lima Silva | PR | 148 |  |
| Maria das Mercês Marques Costa | PSD | 146 |  |
| Francisca Patricia de Bulhões | PR | 0 |  |
| Josefa Moreno da Silva | PR | 0 |  |

### Avança Jaçanã

2,101 votes, 4 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Gelzo Nascimento dos Santos | PMDB | 412 | Elected |
| Roberio José da Costa | DEM | 387 | Elected |
| Francisca Felex de Araujo | DEM | 312 | Elected |
| Riane Guedes de Oliveira | DEM | 264 | Elected |
| Sandro Effson Costa | DEM | 189 |  |
| José Nicodemos do Nascimento Neto | PMDB | 177 |  |
| Danisete Nascimento da Silva | PMDB | 120 |  |
| José Aparecido dos Santos Borges | DEM | 81 |  |
| Elioeney Fernandes Farias | PMDB | 0 |  |

### Em Defesa de Jaçanã

418 votes, 0 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emanuel Paulo da Silva | PPS | 239 |  |
| Daniele dos Santos | PPS | 32 |  |
| Erivaldo Souza dos Santos | PPS | 30 |  |
| Josimar dos Santos Silva | PPS | 21 |  |
| Alcilene Araújo das Neves | PT | 10 |  |

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): União Brasil, Podemos, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Podemos, União Brasil, União Brasil, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, União Brasil, União Brasil, Podemos, Podemos, Partido Socialista Brasileiro
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade, Progressistas, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal, Republicanos, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Social Democrático
- October 7, 2012: list, list, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Mobilização Nacional, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Mobilização Nacional, Democratas, Partido Liberal
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal

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

- [Jaçanã mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2012-10-07-local/mayor.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 Jaçanã

- [2012 Jaçanã mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- 2012 Jaçanã Municipal Chamber election

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.json.
