# 2012 Pau dos Ferros municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 17,330 of 19,925 registered voters (87.0%). −2.2 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Fabricio do Rego Torquato | DEM | 9,257 | 55.4% | Elected |
| Braulio Henrique Vilaca de Figueiredo | PMDB | 7,450 | 44.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 58.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 9,648 | 58.3% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,833 | 17.1% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,257 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,163 | 7.0% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 885 | 5.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 631 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido da República | 83 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 50 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 11 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Pau dos Ferros mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Pau dos Ferros Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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