# 2012 Riacho da Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Riacho da Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 2,560 of 2,686 registered voters (95.3%). −1.4 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Riacho da Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Bernadete Nunes Rego Gomes | DEM | 1,391 | 56.2% | Elected |
| Marcondes de Oliveira Costa | PMDB | 1,083 | 43.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Riacho da Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 6 of the 9 seats, with 58.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 1,426 | 58.1% | 6 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 723 | 29.5% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 150 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 135 | 5.5% |  |
| Partido da República | 17 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 4 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Riacho da Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Riacho da Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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