# 2012 Pedro Velho mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pedro Velho](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho.md), October 7, 2012

Jose Marques de Oliveira won with 50.5% of the vote, 4.0 points ahead of Patricia Peixoto Targino.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Marques de Oliveira | PSD | 4,752 | 50.5% | Elected |
| Patricia Peixoto Targino | PMDB | 4,379 | 46.6% |  |
| Francisco de Assis José dos Santos | PT | 274 | 2.9% |  |

Valid votes: 9,405

Turnout: 81.1% (10,115 of 12,477 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Pedro Gomes da Silva Júnior, 53.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Dejerlane Macedo, 48.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Patricia Peixoto Targino, 58.5%
- October 7, 2012: Jose Marques de Oliveira, 50.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Elizeu Jalmir de Macedo, 49.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elizeu Jalmir de Macedo, 52.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lenivaldo Brasil Fernandes, 48.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lenivaldo Brasil Fernandes, 48.3%

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

- [Pedro Velho Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/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 Pedro Velho

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.