# 2012 João Câmara municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 20,732 of 24,409 registered voters (84.9%). −3.2 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo | DEM | 9,211 | 47.1% | Elected |
| Maria Gorete Leite do Nascimento | PMN | 8,217 | 42.1% |  |
| Pedro Emidio de Franca Neto | PR | 1,852 | 9.5% |  |
| José Cosme de Oliveira | PSOL | 261 | 1.3% |  |

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

Democratas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 30.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 5,873 | 30.0% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,635 | 13.5% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 2,285 | 11.7% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,153 | 11.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,029 | 10.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,736 | 8.9% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,451 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 438 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da República | 346 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 261 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 116 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 77 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 64 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 40 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 37 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 22 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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