# 2012 Porto do Mangue mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Porto do Mangue](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue.md), October 7, 2012

Francisco Gomes Batista won with 56.7% of the vote, 15.8 points ahead of José Raelson dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Gomes Batista | PMDB | 2,437 | 56.7% | Elected |
| José Raelson dos Santos | PSB | 1,758 | 40.9% |  |
| Antonio Tomas Neto do Nascimento | PSD | 106 | 2.5% |  |

Valid votes: 4,301

Turnout: 91.0% (4,486 of 4,928 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Francisco Antonio Faustino, 57.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Hipoliton Sael Holanda Melo, 52.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Hipoliton Sael Holanda Melo, 55.1%
- October 7, 2012: Francisco Gomes Batista, 56.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Francisco Gomes Batista, 52.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Victor dos Santos, 64.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Nazareno do Nascimento, 70.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Nazareno do Nascimento, 54.6%

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

- [Porto do Mangue Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/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 Porto do Mangue

- 2012 Porto do Mangue mayoral election
- [2012 Porto do Mangue Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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