# 2012 Portalegre Municipal Chamber election

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

Democratas won 4 of the 9 seats, with 44.2% of the vote.

Seats: DEM 4, PMDB 3, and PP 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 2,407 | 44.2% | 4 | Won |
| Progressistas | 1,552 | 28.5% | 2 | Elected |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,472 | 27.0% | 3 | Elected |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 12 | 0.2% |  |  |

Valid votes: 5,443

Turnout: 91.4% (5,691 of 6,227 registered)

## Candidates by list

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

### Portalegre Cada Vez Melhor

3,036 votes, 5 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Auxiliadora Beserra Lucena Sa | PP | 368 | Elected |
| Ecimar Pereira Carlos | PMDB | 341 | Elected |
| Afranio Gurgel de Lucena | PMDB | 337 | Elected |
| Euclides Luiz Pereira Neto | PP | 325 | Elected |
| Veralucia Lopes Viana Fonseca | PMDB | 314 | Elected |
| Leci Carvalho de Paiva Cavalcante | PMDB | 295 |  |
| Francisco Assis de Oliveira | PP | 279 |  |
| Marcio José Pereira de Oliveira | PP | 251 |  |
| Francisco Dimas Pinto | PP | 214 |  |
| Francisco Alcivan Paulino de Oliveira | PMDB | 105 |  |
| Genildo Texeira Gomes | PMDB | 40 |  |
| Maria Mafalda Delmiro | PMDB | 3 |  |
| Maria Vagna Bezerra Lucena | PP | 1 |  |

### Democratas

2,407 votes, 4 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Adalberto Nunes Rego | DEM | 459 | Elected |
| Paulo Andreaso de Lucena | DEM | 423 | Elected |
| Francisca Tertulina de Freitas | DEM | 242 | Elected |
| Ubiraci Ferreira Gomes | DEM | 237 | Elected |
| Antonio Marcelo Diógenes Rego | DEM | 194 |  |
| Cicero Adalberto Marques Viana | DEM | 179 |  |
| Washington Luiz Rêgo | DEM | 124 |  |
| Gilenilson Ferreira Souza | DEM | 110 |  |
| Francisco Gilson Ribeiro | DEM | 95 |  |
| Cícero Alexandre Pereira | DEM | 89 |  |
| Maria Lenilda Ribeiro de Bessa | DEM | 56 |  |
| Maria de Fátima Pereira de Souza | DEM | 17 |  |
| Auricélia Mafalda de Bessa | DEM | 11 |  |

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Podemos, União Brasil, União Brasil, Podemos, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, União Brasil
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, Democratas, Progressistas, Democratas, Progressistas, Democratas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Democratas, Democratas
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira
- October 7, 2012: list, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Democratas, Democratas
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas

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

- [Portalegre mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2012-10-07-local/mayor.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 Portalegre

- [2012 Portalegre mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- 2012 Portalegre Municipal Chamber election

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/portalegre/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.json.
