# 2012 Poço Branco municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 9,333 of 10,401 registered voters (89.7%). −2.0 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Mauricio de Menezes Filho | PSD | 4,417 | 50.1% | Elected |
| Waldemar Horácio de Gois Neto | DEM | 4,395 | 49.8% |  |
| João Paulo Nunes do Nascimento | PCdoB | 7 | 0.1% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido Social Democrático won 3 of the 9 seats, with 20.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,857 | 20.7% | 3 |
| Democratas | 1,758 | 19.6% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,163 | 13.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 1,072 | 11.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 918 | 10.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 771 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 563 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 352 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Verde | 217 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 156 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 83 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 55 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Poço Branco mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Poço Branco Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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