# 2012 João Câmara mayoral 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

Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo won with 47.1% of the vote, 5.1 points ahead of Maria Gorete Leite do Nascimento.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 19,541

Turnout: 84.9% (20,732 of 24,409 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Aize Talianne Bezerra de Souza, 51.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Manoel dos Santos Bernardo, 61.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Mauricio Caetano Damacena, 50.2%
- October 7, 2012: Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo, 47.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo, 56.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Gorete Leite do Nascimento, 50.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo, 63.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo, 50.9%

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

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

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.