# 2012 Macau mayoral election

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

Kerginaldo Pinto do Nascimento won with 43.0% of the vote, 20.0 points ahead of Wilson Roberto de Oliveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kerginaldo Pinto do Nascimento | PMDB | 7,726 | 43.0% | Elected |
| Wilson Roberto de Oliveira | PT | 4,136 | 23.0% |  |
| Odete Maria de Araujo Silva Lopes | DEM | 3,751 | 20.9% |  |
| Carlos Eduardo Dourado Lemos | PSB | 1,822 | 10.1% |  |
| Romulo Carlos Paulista | PTB | 547 | 3.0% |  |

Valid votes: 17,982

Turnout: 91.8% (19,005 of 20,699 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Flavia Patricia Tavares Veras Vieira, 58.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Antônio de Menezes Sousa, 56.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Tulio Bezerra Lemos, 87.5%
- October 7, 2012: Kerginaldo Pinto do Nascimento, 43.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Flavio Vieira Veras, 52.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Flavio Vieira Veras, 55.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Antônio de Menezes Sousa, 57.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Antônio de Menezes Sousa, 49.0%

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

- [Macau Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/macau/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 Macau

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

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