# 2020 Riacho da Cruz Municipal Chamber 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), November 15, 2020

Democratas won 6 of the 9 seats, with 63.3% of the vote.

Seats: DEM 6, PP 2, and MDB 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 1,559 | 63.3% | 6 | Won |
| Progressistas | 623 | 25.3% | 2 | Won |
| Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 281 | 11.4% | 1 | Won |

Valid votes: 2,463

Turnout: 92.5% (2,521 of 2,726 registered)

## Candidates by list

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

### Democratas

1,559 votes, 6 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Giordano de Paiva Freitas | DEM | 230 | Elected |
| Gilson Amorim Junior | DEM | 202 | Elected |
| João Maria de Paiva Soares | DEM | 185 | Elected |
| Cleomilson Paulo da Silva | DEM | 182 | Elected |
| Ana Cristina Lucena Moura | DEM | 175 | Elected |
| Paulo Cesar de Amorim Alencar | DEM | 170 | Elected |
| Raimundo Fernandes de Amorim Neto | DEM | 122 |  |
| Antonio Klebio Guedes Rego | DEM | 120 |  |
| Marcos Felipe Gomes das Chagas | DEM | 93 |  |
| Rosimeire Rodrigues Neves | DEM | 14 |  |
| Angela Maria da Costa Ferreira | DEM | 10 |  |
| Isabela Suanny de Oliveira | DEM | 5 |  |

### Progressistas

623 votes, 2 seats

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Mailson da Silva Ribeiro | PP | 356 | Elected |
| Antonia Soares Pereira Paiva | PP | 89 | Elected |
| Maria Elenice Ricarte Ribeiro | PP | 60 |  |
| Adailton Calixto da Silva | PP | 43 |  |
| Maria Eduarda Queiroz Cavalcante | PP | 36 |  |

### Movimento Democrático Brasileiro

281 votes, 1 seat

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edmilson Cavalcante de Oliveira | MDB | 206 | Elected |
| Rillen Rossy Rocha Reges | MDB | 34 |  |
| Francisca Gilcilange de Oliveira Freitas | MDB | 8 |  |

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas
- November 15, 2020: Democratas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Progressistas
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Social Democrático, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Verde, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, list, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Verde, Democratas, Partido Verde, Democratas
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 15, 2020

- [Riacho da Cruz mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Riacho da Cruz

- [2020 Riacho da Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-da-cruz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md)
- 2020 Riacho da Cruz Municipal Chamber election

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