# 2012 Japi municipal election

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

Turnout: 4,671 of 5,365 registered voters (87.1%). −3.2 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robson Vanderlei de Medeiros | PSB | 2,327 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Jodoval Ferreira de Pontes | PMDB | 2,096 | 47.4% |  |

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

Partido da República won 2 of the 9 seats, with 18.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 854 | 18.9% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 808 | 17.9% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 802 | 17.8% | 2 |
| Democratas | 507 | 11.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 313 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 282 | 6.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 234 | 5.2% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 186 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 186 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 154 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 146 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 37 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 8 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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