# 2012 Major Sales Municipal Chamber election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Major Sales](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/major-sales.md), October 7, 2012

PSB won 7 of the 9 seats, with 63.0% of the vote.

Seats: PSB 7, PMDB 1, and PSD 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,473 | 63.0% | 7 | Elected |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 504 | 21.5% | 1 | Elected |
| Partido Social Democrático | 290 | 12.4% | 1 | Elected |
| Partido Social Cristão | 72 | 3.1% |  |  |

Valid votes: 2,339

Turnout: 86.5% (2,476 of 2,862 registered)

## Candidates by list

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

### Major Sales Seguindo em Frente

2,267 votes, 9 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Lisboa da Silva | PSB | 329 | Elected |
| Francisco Fabiano Dias | PSB | 269 | Elected |
| Romario de Lima | PSB | 193 | Elected |
| Idalgo Junior Fernandes | PSB | 192 | Elected |
| Maria Aldeni Nazario Fernandes | PSD | 186 | Elected |
| Antonio Neto da Silva | PSB | 182 | Elected |
| Francisco de Saels Mafaldo | PMDB | 164 | Elected |
| Pedro Fernandes da Silveira | PSB | 154 | Elected |
| Joao Crisostomo de Morais | PSB | 125 | Elected |
| Ana Maria Fernandes | PMDB | 97 |  |
| Matias Fernandes Neto | PMDB | 96 |  |
| Maria Auneir Ferreira de Sousa | PSD | 91 |  |
| Maria Maniçoba de Santana | PMDB | 50 |  |
| Francisco Neto de Lima | PMDB | 36 |  |
| Maria Salene Mafaldo | PMDB | 0 |  |

### Partido Social Cristão

72 votes, 0 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edesio Estevam da Silva | PSC | 26 |  |
| Maria Betania Moises | PSC | 18 |  |
| Elizalda Alvilania Alves | PSC | 13 |  |

## This race in other years

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

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

- [Major Sales mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/major-sales/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 Major Sales

- [2012 Major Sales mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/major-sales/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- 2012 Major Sales Municipal Chamber election

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