# 2020 Paraú Municipal Chamber election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Paraú](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau.md), November 15, 2020

Progressistas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 30.4% of the vote.

Seats: PP 3, PSD 2, PL 2, and DEM 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,159 | 30.4% | 3 | Won |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,052 | 27.6% | 2 | Won |
| Partido Liberal | 852 | 22.4% | 2 | Won |
| Democratas | 748 | 19.6% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 3,811

Turnout: 92.4% (3,901 of 4,224 registered)

## Candidates by list

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

### Progressistas

1,159 votes, 3 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jane Meire Carvalho Dantas Nunes | PP | 218 | Elected |
| Francisco Whasington de Aquino | PP | 155 | Elected |
| Rafânia Cristina Jácome Fernandes | PP | 153 | Elected |
| Maria das Graças Silva | PP | 130 |  |
| Railson Afonso Melo Fonseca | PP | 120 |  |
| Manoel Haroldo de Morais | PP | 101 |  |
| Frank Metusael Peixoto da Silva | PP | 85 |  |
| Damiao Francisco Alves Filho | PP | 41 |  |
| Everalda Galdino Xavier | PP | 38 |  |
| Francisco Peixoto Ferreira | PP | 26 |  |
| Raimundo Marques da Silva | PP | 20 |  |
| Sérgio Flávio da Silva | PP | 19 |  |

### Partido Social Democrático

1,052 votes, 2 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Durval Ribeiro da Silva Filho | PSD | 263 | Elected |
| Ana Neres Nunes de Aquino | PSD | 250 | Elected |
| Antonio Rogério Peixoto Neto | PSD | 225 |  |
| Francisco Casusa Júnior | PSD | 126 |  |
| Antonia Rozineide Peixoto de Medeiros | PSD | 80 |  |
| Antônio Célio Freire da Costa | PSD | 57 |  |

### Partido Liberal

852 votes, 2 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edilson Fernandes da Silva Junior | PL | 217 | Elected |
| Ana Lucia Xavier | PL | 179 | Elected |
| Antonio Erivaldo Peixoto Fagundes Junior | PL | 158 |  |
| Raimundo Nonato da Silva | PL | 139 |  |
| Luiz Eduardo de França Nunes | PL | 130 |  |
| Lidiani Maria de Oliveira | PL | 5 |  |

### Democratas

748 votes, 2 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alzenir Dantas Peixoto Martins | DEM | 184 | Elected |
| João Victor de Brito Araújo | DEM | 183 | Elected |
| Aldefran Henrique Avelino | DEM | 176 |  |
| Rubens Pereira da Costa | DEM | 101 |  |
| Ana Patrícia Paulino Alves | DEM | 44 |  |
| Paula Patrícia Ribeiro de Aquino Afonso | DEM | 44 |  |

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, União Brasil, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, Progressistas
- November 15, 2020: Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Progressistas
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Partido dos Trabalhadores
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Cristão, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 15, 2020

- [Paraú mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Paraú

- [2020 Paraú mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- 2020 Paraú Municipal Chamber election

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.json.
