# 2012 Natal mayoral election, second round

[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 28, 2012

Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves won with 58.3% of the vote, 16.6 points ahead of Hermano da Costa Moraes.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md), October 7, 2012

- Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 40.4% (Advanced)
- Hermano da Costa Moraes, 23.0% (Advanced)
- Fernando Wanderley Vargas da Silva, 22.6%

### Second round, October 28, 2012

- Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 58.3% (Elected)
- Hermano da Costa Moraes, 41.7%

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 368,209

Turnout: 80.6% (424,093 of 526,426 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 27, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md): Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire, 55.3%
- October 28, 2012: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 58.3%
- [October 31, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 51.9%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Vilma Maria de Faria Meira, 51.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 28, 2012

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (49)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.json.