# 2012 João Dias Municipal Chamber election

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

PSB won 6 of the 9 seats, with 54.2% of the vote.

Seats: PSB 6, PP 2, and DEM 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,154 | 54.2% | 6 | Elected |
| Progressistas | 475 | 22.3% | 2 | Elected |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 307 | 14.4% |  |  |
| Democratas | 192 | 9.0% | 1 | Elected |

Valid votes: 2,128

Turnout: 91.8% (2,262 of 2,464 registered)

## Candidates by list

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

### União, Trabalho e Paz

2,128 votes, 9 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Damião de Oliveira | PP | 332 | Elected |
| Luciana de Campos Pimenta Verissimo | PSB | 265 | Elected |
| Francisco Daniel Junior | PSB | 211 | Elected |
| Ozelita Alves da Silva | PSB | 179 | Elected |
| Luana Raposo de Sa Silveira | DEM | 176 | Elected |
| Damião Xavier de Oliveira | PP | 125 | Elected |
| Maria Helena da Silva Oliveira | PSB | 124 | Elected |
| Everaldo Alves Verissimo | PSB | 121 | Elected |
| Sandoval Xavier de Oliveira | PSB | 113 | Elected |
| Francisco das Chagas Melquiades | PMN | 111 |  |
| Francisco Arione de Oliveira | PMN | 106 |  |
| Esdras de Oliveira Veras | PSB | 105 |  |
| Julio Fernandes Pimenta | PMN | 35 |  |
| Maria Edinete Pereira da Silva | PMDB | 0 |  |

## This race in other years

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

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

- [João Dias mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-dias/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 João Dias

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

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