# 2012 Natal municipal election

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

Turnout: 429,995 of 526,426 registered voters (81.7%). −2.2 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Natal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves | PDT | 214,687 | 58.3% | Elected |
| Hermano da Costa Moraes | PMDB | 153,522 | 41.7% |  |

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

Progressistas won 5 of the 29 seats, with 14.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 55,082 | 14.4% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 39,882 | 10.4% | 3 |
| Partido Verde | 33,314 | 8.7% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 33,203 | 8.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 28,676 | 7.5% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 27,991 | 7.3% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 27,863 | 7.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 23,127 | 6.1% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 22,235 | 5.8% | 2 |
| Democratas | 15,850 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 13,477 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 12,576 | 3.3% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 11,722 | 3.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 11,165 | 2.9% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 10,784 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 3,729 | 1.0% | 2 |
| Podemos | 3,373 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 1,957 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,791 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,288 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,190 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 969 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 387 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 293 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

## Elections held within this one

- [2012 Natal municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-28-runoff.md), October 28, 2012

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