# 2012 Parelhas mayoral election

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

Francisco Assis de Medeiros won with 50.8% of the vote, 2.6 points ahead of Humberto Alves Gondim.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Assis de Medeiros | PT | 7,196 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Humberto Alves Gondim | PSD | 6,824 | 48.2% |  |
| Jacknamar Flávio Fernandes | PSOL | 134 | 0.9% |  |

Valid votes: 14,154

Turnout: 88.9% (14,781 of 16,634 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Tiago de Medeiros Almeida, 75.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Tiago de Medeiros Almeida, 55.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Carlo de Medeiros Dantas, 50.6%
- October 7, 2012: Francisco Assis de Medeiros, 50.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Francisco Assis de Medeiros, 50.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antônio Petronilo Dantas Filho, 50.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antônio Petronilo Dantas Filho, 52.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Arnaud Macedo de Oliveira, 51.0%

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

- [Parelhas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.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 Parelhas

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

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