# 2012 Riacho de Santana mayoral election

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

Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas won with 58.7% of the vote, 17.4 points ahead of Jose Chaerton Soares Neres.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas | PSB | 1,753 | 58.7% | Elected |
| Jose Chaerton Soares Neres | PSDB | 1,233 | 41.3% |  |

Valid votes: 2,986

Turnout: 84.1% (3,151 of 3,747 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Davi Cássio Fernandes da Silva, 84.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Davi Cássio Fernandes da Silva, 51.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas, 55.2%
- October 7, 2012: Jesse Nildo Dantas de Freitas, 58.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Nonato dos Santos, 64.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Nonato dos Santos, 62.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Francisco Welington Soares Neri, 91.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Welington Soares Neri, 53.4%

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

- [Riacho de Santana Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/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 Riacho de Santana

- 2012 Riacho de Santana mayoral election
- [2012 Riacho de Santana Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/riacho-de-santana/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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