# 2012 Messias Targino municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Messias Targino](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 3,877 of 4,106 registered voters (94.4%). −2.6 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Messias Targino](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arthur de Oliveira Targino | PMDB | 2,216 | 60.0% | Elected |
| Antenor Laurentino de Medeiros Neto | PSDB | 1,478 | 40.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Messias Targino](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 20.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 778 | 20.8% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 745 | 19.9% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 625 | 16.7% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 503 | 13.5% | 1 |
| Democratas | 421 | 11.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 257 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 216 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 194 | 5.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Messias Targino mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Messias Targino Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/messias-targino/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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